Personality correlates of privacy concerns

Pages: 897-902
Anita Sharma and Isha Jaswal (Department of Psychology, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh)

The aim of the present study was to find out the relationship between Big-Five and Privacy Concerns among 200 students of Himachal Pradesh University (H.P.U.) within the age range of 21-30 years. Data were evaluated in terms of Correlation and Regression analysis. The analysis has revealed that for males sample Agreeableness has contributed the maximum variance of 18% followed by Conscientiousness (5%), explaining a total variance of 23%. In females sample, the maximum variance is explained by Conscientiousness (12%), followed by Extraversion (10%) and Openness (4%), explaining a total variance of 26%. The results have shown the commonness of one variable, i.e., Conscientiousness in predicting the relationship in both the genders.