The purpose of this research was to examine how cultural orientations and sex inform private information disclosures and privacy management habits. This study was guided by communication privacy management (CPM) theory, which depicts disclosure as just one part of a larger process of privacy management. Communication privacy management highlights several antecedent criteria that influence whether people disclose private information. After disclosure, participants (the originator of information and the recipient of information) engage in privacy negotiation, also known as coordination topics. The coordination topics (i.e., linkages, control/ownership, and expansion) are the central tenets of the theory. The variables considered were the cultural dimensions: individualism, collectivism, masculinity, and femininity. Additionally, self-construals and sex were also examined in relation to disclosure and privacy management. Statistical analyses revealed several significant findings and relations, which furthers the understanding of cultural differences in information sharing
