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Khan R, Zhuang W. The implications of internet-based Chinese language courses on online classes. Front Psychol 2024; 14:1203136. [PMID: 38504906 PMCID: PMC10949863 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1203136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 03/21/2024] Open
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Interactionist and social-cultural perspectives on second language acquisition suggest that interactions between teachers and students offer promising avenues for acquiring Chinese as a second language, which the vast majority of international students consider difficult. Computer-mediated communication is far safer than face-to-face encounters during the present pandemic. Three aims are being investigated here. It is important to first analyze the differences between traditional classroom and online learning by different modes, then analyze the various ways teachers use computer-mediated communication, and finally analyze the challenges and opportunities presented by online Chinese as a second language courses using qualitative research methods. Three teachers and 84 students are analyzed statistically in terms of their multimodal interactions, and the quality of their weekly classroom exchanges is assessed through an interpretive analysis of questionnaire data, all in the name of a mixed-methods approach. Particular attention was paid to the challenges of online tutoring for students, the discrepancy between instructor and student understandings, and the use of several teaching strategies with international students. The online classroom environment places unique demands on the quality of student-teacher communication. Different strategies must be used when teaching non-native speakers of Chinese as a second language compared to teaching in a traditional classroom setting.
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- Rabnawaz Khan
- School of Finance and Economics, Fujian University of Technology, Fuzhou, China
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- School of Internet Economics and Business, Fujian University of Technology, Fuzhou, China
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Toma CL, Hwang J, Kakonge L, Morrow EL, Turkstra LS, Mutlu B, Duff MC. Does Facebook Use Provide Social Benefits to Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury? Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw 2024; 27:214-220. [PMID: 38466929 PMCID: PMC10924117 DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2023.0211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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Drawing on the social compensation hypothesis, this study investigates whether Facebook use facilitates social connectedness for individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI), a common and debilitating medical condition that often results in social isolation. In a survey (N = 104 participants; n = 53 with TBI, n = 51 without TBI), individuals with TBI reported greater preference for self-disclosure on Facebook (vs. face-to-face) compared to noninjured individuals. For noninjured participants, a preference for Facebook self-disclosure was associated with the enactment of relational maintenance behaviors on Facebook, which was then associated with greater closeness with Facebook friends. However, no such benefits emerged for individuals with TBI, whose preference for Facebook self-disclosure was not associated with relationship maintenance behaviors on Facebook, and did not lead to greater closeness with Facebook friends. These findings show that the social compensation hypothesis has partial utility in the novel context of TBI, and suggest the need for developing technological supports to assist this vulnerable population on social media platforms.
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- Catalina L. Toma
- Department of Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- School of Media and Strategic Communications, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
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- School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Division of General Internal Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Center for Health Behavior and Health Education, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Computer Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Ulusoy E, Van Der Heide B, Ma S, Earle K, Mason AJ. Breaking the Fifth Wall: Two Studies of the Effects of Observing Interpersonal Communication with Content Creators on YouTube. Behav Sci (Basel) 2024; 14:140. [PMID: 38392493 PMCID: PMC10886000 DOI: 10.3390/bs14020140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2023] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
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Two studies were conducted to test the convergence of mass and interpersonal media processes and their effects on YouTube. The first study examined the influence of interpersonal interactions on video enjoyment. The results indicated that positive comment valence affected participants' identification with the content creator, which then affected enjoyment of the video. To investigate the effects of convergence from a macro-level perspective, the second study tracked and recorded data from 32 YouTube videos for 34 days and recorded the following data for each video: number of views, likes, and comments/responses. The results indicated that the more content creators and users interact, the more likes the video receives. However, user-to-user interactions are associated with a decrease in the number of likes a video receives.
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- Ezgi Ulusoy
- Department of Communication, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Communication, University of Macau, Macao 999078, China
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- Department of Economics and Management, Albion College, Albion, MI 49224, USA
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- Department of Communication, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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Bhattacharjee A, Chen P, Mandal A, Hsu A, O'Leary K, Mariakakis A, Williams JJ. Exploring User Perspectives on Brief Reflective Questioning Activities for Stress Management: Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Form Res 2024; 8:e47360. [PMID: 38329800 PMCID: PMC10884911 DOI: 10.2196/47360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Revised: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Current online interventions dedicated to assisting individuals in managing stress and negative emotions often necessitate substantial time commitments. This can be burdensome for users, leading to high dropout rates and reducing the effectiveness of these interventions. This highlights an urgent need for concise digital activities that individuals can swiftly access during instances of negative emotions or stress in their daily lives. OBJECTIVE The primary aim of this study was to investigate the viability of using a brief digital exercise, specifically a reflective questioning activity (RQA), to help people reflect on their thoughts and emotions about a troubling situation. The RQA is designed to be quick, applicable to the general public, and scalable without requiring a significant support structure. METHODS We conducted 3 simultaneous studies. In the first study, we recruited 48 participants who completed the RQA and provided qualitative feedback on its design through surveys and semistructured interviews. In the second study, which involved 215 participants from Amazon Mechanical Turk, we used a between-participants design to compare the RQA with a single-question activity. Our hypotheses posited that the RQA would yield greater immediate stress relief and higher perceived utility, while not significantly altering the perception of time commitment. To assess these, we measured survey completion times and gathered multiple self-reported scores. In the third study, we assessed the RQA's real-world impact as a periodic intervention, exploring engagement via platforms such as email and SMS text messaging, complemented by follow-up interviews with participants. RESULTS In our first study, participants appreciated the RQA for facilitating structured reflection, enabling expression through writing, and promoting problem-solving. However, some of the participants experienced confusion and frustration, particularly when they were unable to find solutions or alternative perspectives on their thoughts. In the second study, the RQA condition resulted in significantly higher ratings (P=.003) for the utility of the activity and a statistically significant decrease (P<.001) in perceived stress rating compared with the single-question activity. Although the RQA required significantly more time to be completed (P<.001), there was no statistically significant difference in participants' subjective perceived time commitment (P=.37). Deploying the RQA over 2 weeks in the third study identified some potential challenges to consider for such activities, such as the monotony of doing the same activity several times, the limited affordances of mobile phones, and the importance of having the prompts align with the occurrence of new troubling situations. CONCLUSIONS This paper describes the design and evaluation of a brief online self-reflection activity based on cognitive behavioral therapy principles. Our findings can inform practitioners and researchers in the design and exploration of formats for brief interventions to help people with everyday struggles.
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- Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Queen Mary University, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Lord K, Zimmerman J, Duff MC, Brown-Schmidt S. Memory for social media images following traumatic brain injury. Brain Inj 2023; 37:1334-1344. [PMID: 37902249 PMCID: PMC10842253 DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2023.2272902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/15/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023]
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PRIMARY OBJECTIVE An emerging body of research examines the role of computer-mediated communication in supporting social connection in persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI). We examine the cognitive impacts of engaging with images posted to social media for persons with moderate-severe TBI. RESEARCH DESIGN Prior work shows that after viewing social media posts, adults have better memory for posts when they generate a comment about the post. We examined if persons with TBI experience a memory benefit for commented-upon social media images similar to non-injured comparison participants. METHODS AND PROCEDURES 53 persons with moderate-to-severe TBI and 52 non-injured comparison participants viewed arrays of real social media images and were prompted to comment on some of them. After a brief delay, a surprise two-alternative forced choice recognition memory test measured memory for these images. MAIN OUTCOMES AND RESULTS Persons with TBI remembered social media images at above-chance levels and experienced a commenting-related memory boost much like non-injured comparison participants. CONCLUSIONS These findings add to a growing literature on the potential benefits of social media use in individuals with TBI and point to the benefits of active engagement for memory in social media contexts in TBI.
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- Kaitlin Lord
- Vanderbilt University, Department of Psychology and Human Development
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- Vanderbilt University, Department of Psychology and Human Development
- Harvard University, Department of Psychology
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- Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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Mental health in LGBTQ+ community is often challenged by stigma, prejudice, and discrimination. The "social distancing" public health measures during COVID-19 epidemic have exacerbated the trend. During the pandemic, many took to social media as an outlet for sharing their feelings and in search of connection. Social media may help alleviate loneliness-an increasingly prevalent condition associated with both physical and mental health issues. In this study, we examine 147,736 Twitter posts mentioning loneliness by users who self-identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community, posted before and during the COVID-19 lockdowns. We find that, compared to the year before COVID-19, these users posted 67% more loneliness self-disclosures during the first year of COVID-19. Examining the emotional content of these tweets, we find frequent references to depression, dysphoria, and suicidal ideation. During COVID-19, the users mentioned more "pain" and "numbness" in association with the lack of social and physical contact. However, many found Twitter to be a safe space to express these feelings. The replies to these disclosures were rare: only about 29% received one. Using a large dataset of self-disclosures, we reveal quantitatively and qualitatively the disclosure around loneliness by LGBTQ+ users at an unprecedented time of social isolation.
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- Yelena Mejova
- Data Science for Social Impact and Sustainability, ISI Foundation, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Communication Studies, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, USA
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Upadhyay SSN, Gunraj DN, Phillips NC. Mad or mad-mad: conveying subtle emotion with face emoji. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1183299. [PMID: 37842694 PMCID: PMC10569492 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1183299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023] Open
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Introduction: To compensate for the lack of pragmatic information available when communicating via text message, texters make frequent use of texting-specific cues, or textisms, to convey meaning that would otherwise be apparent in spoken conversation. Here, we explore how one such cue, face emoji, can impact the interpretation of text messages. METHODS In Experiment 1, we paired neutral text messages with valenced face emoji to determine whether the emoji can alter the meaning of the text. In Experiment 2, we paired valenced text messages with valenced face emoji to determine whether the emoji can modulate the valence of the text. RESULTS In Experiment 1, we found that texts paired with positive emoji were rated more positively than texts paired with negative emoji. Furthermore, texts paired with stronger-valenced emoji were rated as less neutral compared to texts paired with milder-valenced emoji. In Experiment 2, we found that slightly positive texts paired with strong positive emoji were rated somewhat similarly to the same texts paired with mild positive emoji; however, slightly negative texts paired with strong negative emoji were rated much more negatively than the same texts paired with mild negative emoji. DISCUSSION These results indicate that the presence of face emoji, particularly negative face emoji, can alter the interpretation of text messages, allowing texters to communicate nuanced meaning and subtle emotion.
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- Department of Psychology, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, United States
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Yu C, Tay D, Jin Y, Yuan X. Speech acts and the communicative functions of emojis in LIHKG online discussion forum amid COVID-19. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1207302. [PMID: 37496797 PMCID: PMC10366367 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1207302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/28/2023] Open
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Since the beginning of 2022, the Hong Kong government has imposed strict social distancing measures and changed its stance on various regional policies with the aim to contain the so-called 'fifth wave' of COVID-19. In these pandemic and 'infodemic' times filled with uncertainty and fear, Hong Kong netizens used local online discussion forums as a resource to establish an innovative form of 'helping network.' This study is based on 230 posts from a popular local online discussion forum 'LIHKG' in February 2022 when the pandemic was regarded as most critical by the Department of Health. Speech Acts theoretic approach was adopted to explore how forum users employed speech acts to perform various communicative practices such as expressing concerns, asking for information, and engaging with others in a CMC environment amid a global health crisis. Representatives were found to be the most dominant text-based speech acts, followed by directives, expressives and commissives. Speech acts provide forum users a context in which emoji usage occurs. Forum users not only make use of words to 'do' things in the online self-help forum, but they also employ emojis to either supplement or complement speech acts. This study also shows that emojis perform multiple functions in the discussion posts and argues that they do not merely function as emotion indicators of their textual company, but also carry significant pragmatic meanings by illustrating how they can also carry illocutionary force and in some cases, even alter the illocutionary force of their preceding texts. The findings of this study enhance our understanding of how forum users communicate via verbal and nonverbal means within the underexplored 'helping domain' of online discussion forums. It also suggests that online discussion forum interactions need to be approached differently than other better understood alternatives.
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Reuscher TF, Toreini P, Maedche A. The State of the Art of Diagnostic Multiparty Eye Tracking in Synchronous Computer-Mediated Collaboration. J Eye Mov Res 2023; 16:10.16910/jemr.16.2.4. [PMID: 38046524 PMCID: PMC10690675 DOI: 10.16910/jemr.16.2.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2023] Open
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In recent years, innovative multiparty eye tracking setups have been introduced to synchronously capture eye movements of multiple individuals engaged in computer-mediated collaboration. Despite its great potential for studying cognitive processes within groups, the method was primarily used as an interactive tool to enable and evaluate shared gaze visualizations in remote interaction. We conducted a systematic literature review to provide a comprehensive overview of what to consider when using multiparty eye tracking as a diagnostic method in experiments and how to process the collected data to compute and analyze group-level metrics. By synthesizing our findings in an integrative conceptual framework, we identified fundamental requirements for a meaningful implementation. In addition, we derived several implications for future research, as multiparty eye tracking was mainly used to study the correlation between joint attention and task performance in dyadic interaction. We found multidimensional recurrence quantification analysis, a novel method to quantify group-level dynamics in physiological data, to be a promising procedure for addressing some of the highlighted research gaps. In particular, the computation method enables scholars to investigate more complex cognitive processes within larger groups, as it scales up to multiple data streams.
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Mouton C, Hughes JS, Olson JN. Using Drugs or Non-Drugs Alternatives to Alter Mental States in the Online, Virtual Era. Subst Use Misuse 2023; 58:1324-1332. [PMID: 37287394 DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2023.2201938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Background: In the 1970s a body of literature was generated advocating the alternatives approach for drug misuse prevention and rehabilitation which encouraged healthy nonchemical behaviors leading to reinforcing moods. Although this behaviorally oriented approach was overshadowed with the popularity of cognitive therapy in the 1980s, many of the recommended alternative behaviors remain embedded in cognitive approaches for drug misuse prevention and rehabilitation. One objective of the present study was to replicate, in part, two studies conducted in the 1970s which examined usage patterns of non-drug alternatives. A second objective was to explore of the use of newer technologies like the internet and the smartphone to alter emotional states. A third objective was to examine perceived stress and discrimination experiences on preferences for drug and non-drug alternatives. Methods: Three questionnaires were administered: use of drugs and non-drug alternatives in response to everyday emotions; the Everyday Discrimination Scale; and the Perceived Stress Scale. A total of 483 adults participated; their mean age was 39 years. Results: The results revealed that non-drug alternatives were preferred to drugs in treating experiences of anxiety, depression, and hostility, and to induce pleasure. Drugs were used most often to deal with pain. Experiences of discrimination increased perceptions of stress, and stress, in turn, affected the use of drugs to cope with a range of emotions. Social media and virtual activities were not preferred methods for altering negative moods. Conclusions: Social media may actually be a contributor or cause of distress, rather than a means for reducing it.
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- Candace Mouton
- Department of Psychology, The University of Texas Permian Basin, Odessa, Texas, USA
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- Department of Psychology, The University of Texas Permian Basin, Odessa, Texas, USA
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- Department of Psychology, The University of Texas Permian Basin, Odessa, Texas, USA
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Kim J, Kang M, Seo B, Hong J, Kim S. Effective Emoticon Suggestion Technique Based on Active Emotional Input Using Facial Expressions and Heart Rate Signals. Sensors (Basel) 2023; 23:s23094460. [PMID: 37177664 PMCID: PMC10181634 DOI: 10.3390/s23094460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Revised: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The evolution of mobile communication technology has brought about significant changes in the way people communicate. However, the lack of nonverbal cues in computer-mediated communication can make the accurate interpretation of emotions difficult. This study proposes a novel approach for using emotions as active input in mobile systems. This approach combines psychological and neuroscientific principles to accurately and comprehensively assess an individual's emotions for use as input in mobile systems. The proposed technique combines facial and heart rate information to recognize users' five prime emotions, which can be implemented on mobile devices using a front camera and a heart rate sensor. A user evaluation was conducted to verify the efficacy and feasibility of the proposed technique, and the results showed that users could express emotions faster and more accurately, with average recognition accuracies of 90% and 82% for induced and intended emotional expression, respectively. The proposed technique has the potential to enhance the user experience and provide more personalized and dynamic interaction with mobile systems.
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- Jesung Kim
- School of Computing, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291, Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, 130 Samsung-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si 16678, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Financial Telecommunications and Clearings Institute, 9, Jeongjail-ro 213 beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si 13415, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Computer Engineering, Yeungnam University, 280, Daehak-ro, Gyeongsan-si 38541, Republic of Korea
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- School of Computing, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291, Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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Godard R, Holtzman S. The Multidimensional Lexicon of Emojis: A New Tool to Assess the Emotional Content of Emojis. Front Psychol 2022; 13:921388. [PMID: 35756218 PMCID: PMC9231464 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.921388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Emerging studies suggest that emojis can make important contributions to the emotional content and meaning of digital messages. Yet researchers currently lack adequate tools to incorporate emojis into their analyses. To address this gap, we used over 3 million Twitter posts from a period of 17 months and emotion ratings provided by 2,230 human raters to develop and validate the Multidimensional Lexicon of Emojis (MLE). This new lexicon consists of 359 common emojis rated on ten emotion and sentiment dimensions. The MLE is an open-access tool that holds promise for those interested in conducting a comprehensive analysis of the emotional content of digital communication that incorporates emojis and goes beyond the dimensions of negativity and positivity.
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- Rebecca Godard
- Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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Szczuka JM. Flirting With or Through Media: How the Communication Partners' Ontological Class and Sexual Priming Affect Heterosexual Males' Interest in Flirtatious Messages and Their Perception of the Source. Front Psychol 2022; 13:719008. [PMID: 35273536 PMCID: PMC8902147 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.719008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Because technologies are frequently used for sexual gratification it seems plausible that artificial communication partners, such as voice assistants, could be used to fulfill sexual needs. While the idea of sexualized interaction with voice assistants has been portrayed in movies (e.g., "Her"), there is a lack of empirical research on the effect of the ontological class (human versus artificial) on the voice's potential to evoke interest in a sexualized interaction and its perception in terms of sexual attractiveness. The Sexual Interaction Illusion Model (SIIM), which emphasizes influences on sensations evoked by artificial interaction partners, furthermore suggests that there may be contextual influences, especially sexual arousal, that may be crucial for the question of engaging in a sexualized interaction with an artificial entity. To empirically investigate whether the ontological class of the speaker (computer-mediated human in comparison to voice assistants) and the level of sexual arousal affects the heterosexual males' interest in hearing more flirtatious messages and the perception of the communication partner's sexual attractiveness, an online experiment with between subject design was conducted. Two hundred and fifty seven respondents were confronted with at least four, and voluntarily six messages from either a computer-mediated human or a flirtatious voice assistant, in interaction with being previously primed sexually or neutrally. The results demonstrated that the effect of sexual arousal was not prevailing on the interest in further messages and the attractiveness perception of the interaction partners, while the ontological class did so. Here, the voice assistant evoked more interest in further messages and the technology itself, while the computer mediated human was perceived to be more sexually attractive and flirtatious, and evoked more social presence. The communication partners social presence was shown to be the predictor with most explanatory power for the interaction partners perceived sexual attractiveness, regardless of whether it was human or artificial. The results underline differences between artificial and human interaction partners, but also underline that especially social presence and the feeling that the user is addressed (in terms of flirtatiousness) is crucial in digitalized intimacy regardless of the ontological class.
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- Jessica M Szczuka
- Social Psychology: Media and Communication, University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany
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Cavalheiro BP, Prada M, Rodrigues DL, Lopes D, Garrido MV. Evaluating the Adequacy of Emoji Use in Positive and Negative Messages from Close and Distant Senders. Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw 2022; 25:194-199. [PMID: 34986024 DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2021.0157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Computer-mediated communication allows people to communicate across several contexts (e.g., friends, professional settings) by using video-based or text-based channels. In the latter case, communication lacks nonverbal cues (e.g., tone of voice) that are critical to message interpretation. Including emoji can help express emotion and reinforce or clarify the meaning of a message. However, the benefits of using emoji are likely to depend on the context (e.g., the relationship between interlocutors) and the messages' features (e.g., the valence of the message). To date, studies have not systematically and empirically examined how the use of emoji is perceived across different communication scenarios. In the current study, we asked 175 participants (49.5 percent women; Mage = 36.32, SD = 12.22) to imagine receiving either a negative or a positive message from 22 senders (e.g., friend; bank manager) and to indicate, for each case, how much they would like to receive an emoji and how useful and appropriate they considered the use of emoji. These ratings were combined into a single index of emoji use adequacy. Based on factor analysis, the 22 scenarios were aggregated in distant and close scenarios. Overall, results showed that participants considered emoji use more inadequate in distant (vs. close) scenarios and for negative (vs. positive) messages. These findings suggest that the perceived benefits of emoji use for text-based communication may not be generalized to all text-based communication contexts, such that relationship proximity and message valence should not be overlooked. Implications for the fields of consumer psychology and communication are discussed.
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- Bernardo P Cavalheiro
- Department of Social and Organizational Psychology, Iscte-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, CIS_Iscte, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Social and Organizational Psychology, Iscte-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, CIS_Iscte, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Social and Organizational Psychology, Iscte-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, CIS_Iscte, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Social and Organizational Psychology, Iscte-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, CIS_Iscte, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Social and Organizational Psychology, Iscte-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, CIS_Iscte, Lisboa, Portugal
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Shkurko Y. Naturalness of Face-to-Face Medium and Video-Mediated Online Communication: Doubts About Evolutionary Mismatch. Front Sociol 2022; 7:788447. [PMID: 35237681 PMCID: PMC8882860 DOI: 10.3389/fsoc.2022.788447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Döring N, Moor KD, Fiedler M, Schoenenberg K, Raake A. Videoconference Fatigue: A Conceptual Analysis. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19:ijerph19042061. [PMID: 35206250 PMCID: PMC8871528 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19042061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Revised: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Videoconferencing (VC) is a type of online meeting that allows two or more participants from different locations to engage in live multi-directional audio-visual communication and collaboration (e.g., via screen sharing). The COVID-19 pandemic has induced a boom in both private and professional videoconferencing in the early 2020s that elicited controversial public and academic debates about its pros and cons. One main concern has been the phenomenon of videoconference fatigue. The aim of this conceptual review article is to contribute to the conceptual clarification of VC fatigue. We use the popular and succinct label "Zoom fatigue" interchangeably with the more generic label "videoconference fatigue" and define it as the experience of fatigue during and/or after a videoconference, regardless of the specific VC system used. We followed a structured eight-phase process of conceptual analysis that led to a conceptual model of VC fatigue with four key causal dimensions: (1) personal factors, (2) organizational factors, (3) technological factors, and (4) environmental factors. We present this 4D model describing the respective dimensions with their sub-dimensions based on theories, available evidence, and media coverage. The 4D-model is meant to help researchers advance empirical research on videoconference fatigue.
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- Nicola Döring
- Institute of Media and Communication Science, Technische Universität Ilmenau, 98693 Ilmenau, Germany
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- Department of Information Security and Communication Technology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway;
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- Department of Technology and Aesthetics, Blekinge Institute of Technology, 374 35 Karlshamn, Sweden;
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- Department for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Bergische Universität Wuppertal, 42119 Wuppertal, Germany;
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- Institute for Media Technology, Technische Universität Ilmenau, 98693 Ilmenau, Germany;
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Liu J, He J, He S, Li C, Yu C, Li Q. Patients' Self-Disclosure Positively Influences the Establishment of Patients' Trust in Physicians: An Empirical Study of Computer-Mediated Communication in an Online Health Community. Front Public Health 2022; 10:823692. [PMID: 35145943 PMCID: PMC8821150 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.823692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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With the development of telemedicine and e-health, usage of online health communities has grown, with such communities now representing convenient sources of information for patients who have geographical and temporal constraints regarding visiting physical health-care institutions. Many previous studies have examined patient-provider communication and health-care service delivery in online health communities; however, there is a dearth of research exploring the relationship between patients' level of self-disclosure and the establishment of patients' trust in physicians. Consequently, this study aims to explore how patients' self-disclosure affects the establishment of patients' trust in physicians. "Good Doctor," which is a China-based online health community, was used as a data source, and a computer program was developed to download data for patient-physician communication on this community. Then, data for communications between 1,537 physicians and 63,141 patients were obtained. Ultimately, an empirical model was built to test our hypotheses. The results showed that patients' self-disclosure positively influences their establishment of trust in physicians. Further, physicians' provision of social support to patients showed a complete mediating effect on the relationship between patients' self-disclosure and patients' establishment of trust in physicians. Finally, evidence of "hope-for-help" motivation in patients' messages weakened the effect of patients' self-disclosure when physicians' social support was text-based, but strengthened it when physicians' social support was voice-based.
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- Jusheng Liu
- School of Information Management and Engineering, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai, China
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- Business School, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
- Center for Supernetworks Research, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Institute of Public Diplomacy, Shanghai, China
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- Business School, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- School of Economics and Management, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China
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- School of Information Management and Engineering, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai, China
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- School of Information Management and Engineering, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai, China
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Holtzman S, Kushlev K, Wozny A, Godard R. Long-distance texting: Text messaging is linked with higher relationship satisfaction in long-distance relationships. J Soc Pers Relat 2021; 38:3543-3565. [PMID: 34924671 PMCID: PMC8669216 DOI: 10.1177/02654075211043296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Due to the widespread use of smartphones, romantic couples can connect with their partners from virtually anywhere, at any time. Remote communication may be particularly important to long-distance relationships (LDRs), compared to geographically close relationships (GCRs). The goals of the current research were to examine differences between LDRs and GCRs in (1) the patterns of remote communication (video calls, voice calls, and texting), and (2) how frequency and responsiveness of remote communication are related to relationship satisfaction. Data were drawn from an online survey of emerging adults (n = 647) who were in a relationship or dating someone (36.5% were in an LDR). Participants in LDRs engaged in more frequent video calling, voice calling and texting, compared to those in GCRs. Long-distance relationship participants also perceived their partners to be more responsive during video and voice calls, compared to GCR participants. More frequent and responsive texting predicted significantly greater relationship satisfaction among participants in LDRs, but not GCRs. Meanwhile, frequency of voice calls was associated with greater relationship satisfaction in GCRs, but not in LDRs. The use of video calls was not significantly related to relationship satisfaction in either group. Overall, study findings add to a growing literature on remote communication in romantic couples and suggest a uniquely positive role of texting within LDRs. Further research is needed to examine the ways in which LDR and GCR couples can best capitalize on different forms of remote technology to maintain their relationships during periods of separation.
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- Susan Holtzman
- Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, United States
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- Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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Lustig A, Brookes G, Hunt D. Social Semiotics of Gangstalking Evidence Videos on YouTube: Multimodal Discourse Analysis of a Novel Persecutory Belief System. JMIR Ment Health 2021; 8:e30311. [PMID: 34673523 PMCID: PMC8569537 DOI: 10.2196/30311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Revised: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Gangstalking refers to a novel persecutory belief system wherein sufferers believe that they are being followed, watched, and harassed by a vast network of people in their community who have been recruited as complicit perpetrators. They are frequently diagnosed as mentally ill, although they reject this formulation. Those affected by this belief system self-identify as targeted individuals (TIs). They seek to prove the veracity of their persecution and dispute the notion that they are mentally ill by posting videos online that purport to provide evidence of their claims. OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to characterize the multimodal social semiotic practices used in gangstalking evidence videos. METHODS We assembled a group of 50 evidence videos posted on YouTube by self-identified TIs and performed a multimodal social semiotic discourse analysis using a grounded theory approach to data analysis. RESULTS TIs accomplished several social and interpersonal tasks in the videos. They constructed their own identity as subjects of persecution and refuted the notion that they suffered from mental illness. They also cultivated positive ambient affiliation with viewers of the videos but manifested hostility toward people who appeared in the videos. They made extensive use of multimodal deixis to generate salience and construe the gangstalking belief system. The act of filming itself was a source of conflict and served as a self-fulfilling prophecy; filming was undertaken to neutrally record hostility directed toward video bloggers (vloggers). However, the act of filming precipitated the very behaviors that they set out to document. Finally, the act of filming was also regarded as an act of resistance and empowerment by vloggers. CONCLUSIONS These data provide insight into a novel persecutory belief system. Interpersonal concerns are important for people affected, and they construe others as either sympathetic or hostile. They create positive ambient affiliation with viewers. We found that vloggers use multimodal deixis to illustrate the salience of the belief system. The videos highlighted the Derridean concept of différance, wherein the meaning of polysemous signifiers is deferred without definitive resolution. This may be important in communicating with people and patients with persecutory belief systems. Clinicians may consider stepping away from the traditional true/false dichotomy endorsed by psychiatric classification systems and focus on the ambiguity in semiotic systems generally and in persecutory belief systems specifically.
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- Andrew Lustig
- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- ESRC Centre for Corpus Approaches to Social Science, Department of Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
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- School of English Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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Brender-Ilan Y, Reizer A. How Do We Perceive a Humorous Manager? Manager Humor, Impression Management, and Employee Willingness to Work With the Manager. Front Psychol 2021; 12:628350. [PMID: 34589014 PMCID: PMC8473877 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.628350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Humor is a form of communication that is intended to be entertaining and produce positive affective and cognitive responses from receivers. Nonetheless, humor in the workplace is a complicated matter. It has been recognized as a valuable tool for managers because it can activate various favorable outcomes and alter employees' perception of the manager's warmth and competence (impression management), but not always to the benefit of the manager. In our studies, the use of humor showed changed attitudes toward a manager's warmth and competence, and eventually influenced the employee's behavioral intentions. In Study 1, we tested the use of managerial humor in two emails. The humorous manager was perceived as warm, but not competent. Impression management mediated the employee's willingness to work with the manager. In Study 2, we tested the use of managerial humor with one introductory email. In this study, we also monitored the gender of both the manager and the employee. Once again, the humorous manager was perceived as warm and humor mediated employees' behavioral intentions. As for competence, gender moderated the results, such that male employees perceived humorous female managers as more competent, while female employees perceived humorous male managers as less competent. Practical implications are presented.
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- Yael Brender-Ilan
- Department of Economics and Business Management, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel
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- Department of Behavioral Sciences, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel
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Leśniak E, Grzybowski SJ. The Role of Emoticons in the Comprehension of Emotional and Non-emotional Messages in Dyslexic Youth - A Preliminary Study. Front Psychol 2021; 12:693287. [PMID: 34421745 PMCID: PMC8374149 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.693287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The study explored how well-dyslexic youth deals with written messages in an environment simulating popular social network communication system. The messaging systems, present more and more in pandemic and post-pandemic online world, are rich in nonverbal aspects of communicating, namely, the emoticons. The pertinent question was whether the presence of emoticons in written messages of emotional and non-emotional content changes the comprehension of the messages. Thirty-two pupils aged 11–15 took part in the study, 16 had a school-approved diagnosis of dyslexia and were included in the experimental group. Sixteen controls had no diagnosed disabilities. Both groups viewed short messages of four types (each including seven communicates): verbal-informative (without emoticons and emotional verbal content), verbal-emotive (without emoticons, with emotional verbal content), emoticon-informative (including emoticon-like small pictures, but without emotional content either verbal or nonverbal), and emoticon-emotive (with standard emoticons and including verbal-emotional content). The participants had to answer short questions after quick presentation of each message that tested their comprehension of the content. RTs and accuracy of the answers were analyzed. Students without dyslexia had shorter response times to the questions regarding all types of messages than the dyslexic participants. The answers of the experimental group to the questions about the emoticon-informative messages were less correct. The study pointed tentatively to the beneficial role of emoticons (especially the nonstandard, i.e., of non-emotional kind) in reading short messages with understanding.
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- Ewa Leśniak
- Faculty of Management and Social Communication, Institute of Applied Psychology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Management and Social Communication, Institute of Applied Psychology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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Meier JV, Noel JA, Kaspar K. Alone Together: Computer-Mediated Communication in Leisure Time During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic. Front Psychol 2021; 12:666655. [PMID: 34234714 PMCID: PMC8255679 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.666655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In spring 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak was declared a global pandemic and several lockdowns were followed in Germany. To weaken the spread of the virus, SARS-CoV-2, people were required to reduce their face-to-face contact with others. Computer-mediated communication (CMC) offers opportunities to stay in touch with important people and still meets social needs. During the first lockdown in spring 2020, we collected data from 679 participants to explore the role of CMC for social interaction in the context of leisure activities and how personal characteristics contribute to such media use. Results showed that people complied with the restriction and shifted their communication to several media, especially instant messengers and video calls. Many leisure activities were performed via CMC, especially low-key activities, such as just talking or simply spending time together. Perceived social closeness to others was positively related to the quality and quantity of CMC. The extent of leisure activities that people experienced with others via communication media was higher among younger individuals, males, and individuals with higher scores on positive state affect, extraversion, openness, and fear of missing out. The preference for solitude showed a negative relation. The motivation to continue using media for communication after the pandemic was strongly related to the quality and quantity of actual use. Low extraversion and high openness were related to higher motivation for future use. Implications such as the importance of providing fast internet and good usability of communication media as well as the relevance of increasing media literacy of people are discussed.
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- Jennifer V Meier
- Department of Psychology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Sidi Y, Glikson E, Cheshin A. Do You Get What I Mean?!? The Undesirable Outcomes of (Ab)Using Paralinguistic Cues in Computer-Mediated Communication. Front Psychol 2021; 12:658844. [PMID: 34054662 PMCID: PMC8149782 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.658844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The shift to working from home, which has intensified due to Covid-19, increased our reliance on communication technology and the need to communicate effectively via computer-mediated communication and especially via text. Paralinguistic cues, such as repeated punctuation, are used to compensate for the lack of non-verbal cues in text-based formats. However, it is unclear whether these cues indeed bridge the potential gap between the writer's intentions and the reader's interpretations. A pilot study and two experiments investigated the effect of using repeated punctuation on behavioral intention to assist an email writer in a work-related situation. Findings demonstrate that while the intentions behind using repeated punctuation relate to signaling situational importance or affective state, behavioral intentions are driven by dispositional rather than situational attributions. Specifically, the use of repeated punctuation reduces perceived competence of the message writer and consequently decreases positive behavioral intentions. Overall, the study challenges the simplified view of paralinguistic cues as communication facilitators, highlighting their potential harmful effects on impression formation and behavioral intentions in the digital age.
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- Yael Sidi
- Department of Education and Psychology, The Open University of Israel, Ra’anana, Israel
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- Graduate School of Business Administration, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Department of Human Services, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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Baumel K, Hamlett M, Wheeler B, Hall D, Randall AK, Mickelson K. Living Through COVID-19: Social Distancing, Computer-Mediated Communication, and Well-Being in Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Adults. J Homosex 2021; 68:673-691. [PMID: 33523776 DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2020.1868190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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COVID-19 has had far-reaching effects on people's lives, with evidence of a disproportionate impact on marginalized groups. Given existing health disparities and research on minority stress, COVID-19 may have uniquely impacted psychological well-being among sexual minorities. In an online survey of adults in the U.S. (N = 1,007) conducted in April 2020, we examined differences between sexual minority and heterosexual participants in psychological well-being, social distancing, computer-mediated communication, and COVID-19-related worry and experiences. Sexual minorities reported lower thriving and greater psychological distress, social distancing, computer-mediated communication, and COVID-19 worry and experiences than heterosexual participants. Social distancing and distress were positively correlated among sexual minorities and more frequent computer-mediated communication predicted greater thriving across groups. Path analyses showed sexual minorities' poorer psychological well-being was mediated by their greater COVID-19 worry and social distancing, in particular. These findings shed light on the distinct impact of COVID-19 on sexual minorities.
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- Katie Baumel
- School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Arizona State University , Glendale, Arizona, USA
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- School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Arizona State University , Glendale, Arizona, USA
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- School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Arizona State University , Glendale, Arizona, USA
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- School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Arizona State University , Glendale, Arizona, USA
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- Counseling and Counseling Psychology, Arizona State University , Tempe, Arizona, USA
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- School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Arizona State University , Glendale, Arizona, USA
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Lin XY, Lachman ME. Daily Stress and Affect Across Adulthood: The Role of Social Interactions via Different Communication Modes. Technol Mind Behav 2021; 2:10.1037/tmb0000026. [PMID: 35369392 PMCID: PMC8974319 DOI: 10.1037/tmb0000026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Communication with one's social network can take place in-person or using technology. Past studies have mainly focused on the effects of communication modality (in-person, telephone calling, text messaging, and internet) on stress and affect at a between-person level by exploring the individual differences. Yet few studies have compared such effects at a within-person level, that is, how an individual varies over time. We conducted a diary study over seven days for 145 participants (ages 22 to 94) mostly from the greater Boston area to test the role each communication mode played in daily stress exposure, stress reactivity, and positive and negative affect using within-person analyses. Multilevel modeling results revealed that days with more frequent text messaging were associated with greater stress exposure and negative affect. Days with more in-person communication were associated with more positive affect. Days with more telephone calls were associated with less negative affect. Internet communication was not associated with stress or affect at a within-person level. To address the directionality of our findings, we also conducted lagged analyses that suggested higher previous day frequency of text messaging was related to higher stress exposure on the subsequent day. In addition, higher previous stress exposure was related to less telephone calling on the subsequent day. Implications and future research are discussed with a focus on how social interactions via different communication modes with one's social network can make a difference for daily well-being.
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- Xin Yao Lin
- Department of Psychology, Brandeis University
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Niu Z, Willoughby JF, Coups EJ, Stapleton JL. Effects of Website Interactivity on Skin Cancer-Related Intentions and User Experience: Factorial Randomized Experiment. J Med Internet Res 2021; 23:e18299. [PMID: 33439131 PMCID: PMC7840277 DOI: 10.2196/18299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Revised: 08/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Digital media technologies provide users with the ability to interact with content and to receive information based on their preferences and engagement. OBJECTIVE We used skin cancer and sun protection as a health topic to explore how modality interactivity, interface tools that afford users greater activity, resulting in greater depth and breadth of mentally representing and experiencing mediated content, and message interactivity, the extent to which the system allows users to exchange messages back and forth on health websites, influenced users' attitudes, knowledge, behavioral intentions, and experience. METHODS We employed a 2×2 (modality interactivity: high vs low; message interactivity: high vs low) between-subject online experiment for which 4 websites were created. Participants (n=293) were recruited using Amazon Mechanical Turk and randomly assigned into to 1 of 4 conditions. After browsing the website, participants completed an online survey regarding their experience and cognitive perceptions. General linear models and path analysis were used to analyze the data. RESULTS Both modality interactivity (P=.001) and message interactivity (P<.001) had an impact on intention to use sun protection. Attitudes toward health websites and perceived knowledge mediated the effects of modality interactivity and message interactivity on sun protection use intention, individually. Participants in the high modality interactivity and high message interactivity condition felt more satisfied (P=.02). Participants in the low message interactivity condition had more interest in the experience with health websites than participants in the high message interactivity condition (P=.044). CONCLUSIONS Findings suggested that modality interactivity influenced intention to use sun protection directly as well as via attitudes toward the websites. Message interactivity impacted intention to use sunscreen directly and also through perceived knowledge. Implications for designing health websites and health intervention content are discussed.
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- Zhaomeng Niu
- Section of Behavioral Sciences, Division of Medical Oncology, Rutgers Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
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- The Edward R Murrow College of Communication, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States
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- Department of Health, Behavior & Society, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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Littler JAB, Haffey A, Wake S, Dodd HF. The Effect of Anonymous Computer-Mediated Communication on State Anxiety: An Experimental Study. Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw 2020; 23:823-828. [PMID: 32896158 DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2020.0213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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This study examined the effect of anonymous computer-mediated communication (CMC) on state anxiety, specifically focusing on whether the valence of the interaction affected state anxiety before completing an anxiety-inducing task. Sixty-two female participants aged 18-25 were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: positive CMC, negative CMC, and blog. Self-report measures of state anxiety were taken at baseline; after participants had been given instructions about the anxiety-inducing task; after 10 minutes of CMC/blog writing; and after the anxiety-inducing task had been completed. Results showed that participants in the positive CMC condition showed a significant and moderate decrease in anxiety following the CMC, whereas those in the negative CMC condition showed a nonsignificant but moderate increase in anxiety following the CMC. Anxiety remained relatively unaffected by the blog condition. After completing the anxiety-inducing task, there were no differences in anxiety scores between groups. The findings show that CMC can be beneficial for relieving state anxiety, but the valence of the communication is crucial. This has implications for advice and training given to those participating in and supporting CMC where mental health issues might be discussed.
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- Joshua A B Littler
- School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
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- School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
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- School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
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- School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
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Moser I, Chiquet S, Strahm SK, Mast FW, Bergamin P. Group Decision-Making in Multi-User Immersive Virtual Reality. Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw 2020; 23:846-853. [PMID: 32856952 PMCID: PMC7757615 DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2020.0065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Head-mounted displays enable social interactions in immersive virtual environments. However, it is yet unclear whether the technology is also suitable for collaborative work between remote group members. Previous research comparing group performance in nonimmersive computer-mediated communication and face-to-face (FtF) interaction yielded inconsistent results. For this reason, we set out to compare multi-user immersive virtual reality (IVR), video conferencing (VC), and FtF interaction in a group decision task. Furthermore, we examined whether the conditions differed with respect to cognitive load and social presence. Using the hidden profile paradigm, we tested 174 participants in a fictional personnel selection case. Discussion quality in IVR did not differ from VC and FtF interaction. All conditions showed the typical bias for discussing information that was provided for all participants (i.e., shared information) compared with information that was only disclosed to individual participants (i.e., unshared information). Furthermore, we found that IVR groups showed the same probability of solving the task correctly. Social presence in IVR was reduced compared with FtF interaction; however, we found no differences in cognitive load. In sum, our results imply that IVR can effectuate efficient group behavior in a modern working environment that is characterized by a growing demand for remote collaboration.
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- Ivan Moser
- Institute for Research in Open, Distance and eLearning, Swiss Distance University of Applied Sciences, Brig, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.,Faculty of Psychology, Swiss Distance University, Brig, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute for Research in Open, Distance and eLearning, Swiss Distance University of Applied Sciences, Brig, Switzerland
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Liu S, Sun R. To Express or to End? Personality Traits Are Associated With the Reasons and Patterns for Using Emojis and Stickers. Front Psychol 2020; 11:1076. [PMID: 32581941 PMCID: PMC7296135 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2020] [Accepted: 04/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Emojis and stickers are becoming increasingly popular in computer-mediated communications. The present study examined the associations between personality traits and people’s reasons and patterns for using both emojis and stickers. Participants (n = 312) completed three online questionnaires assessing shyness, the Big Five personality traits, and why and how they used emojis and stickers. Results revealed that shyness, neuroticism, extraversion, and agreeableness were correlated with different reasons of usage. Moreover, some participants exhibited a tendency to adjust frequency of usage depending on who the target person was and whether they were in a private or group chat. People who showed such tendencies were found to differ in personality with those who did not. Some differences in usage patterns were also observed between emojis and stickers. Together, the present study has produced more insight into how emojis and stickers can help people with different personality traits to achieve different purposes in their daily communication.
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- Siying Liu
- Institute of Linguistics, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Business, East China University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai, China
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Yan M, Tan H, Jia L, Akram U. The Antecedents of Poor Doctor-Patient Relationship in Mobile Consultation: A Perspective from Computer-Mediated Communication. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020; 17:E2579. [PMID: 32283741 PMCID: PMC7178203 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17072579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Revised: 04/08/2020] [Accepted: 04/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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This study aims to understand the underlying reasons for poor doctor-patient relationships (DPR). While extant studies on antecedents of poor DPR mainly focus on the offline context and often adopt the patients' perspective, this work focuses on the mobile context and take both doctors' and mobile consultation users' perspectives into consideration. To fulfill this purpose, we first construct a theoretical framework based on the Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) literature. Then we coded 592 doctor-user communication records to validate and elaborate the proposed theoretical model. This work reveals that characteristics of mobile technologies pose potential challenges on both doctors' and patients' information providing, informative interpreting, and relationship maintaining behaviors, resulting in 10 and 6 types of inappropriate behaviors of doctors and users, respectively, that trigger poor DPR in the mobile context. The findings enrich the research on online DPR and provide insights for improving DPR in the mobile context.
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- Mengling Yan
- School of Economics and Management, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China; (M.Y.); (L.J.)
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- School of Economics and Management, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China; (M.Y.); (L.J.)
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- School of Economics and Management, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China; (M.Y.); (L.J.)
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- Guanghua School of Management, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China;
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Mantzouranis G, Baudat S, Zimmermann G. Assessing Online and Offline Adolescent Social Skills: Development and Validation of the Real and Electronic Communication Skills Questionnaire. Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw 2019; 22:404-411. [PMID: 31188682 DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2018.0655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Studies examining the associations between Internet use and social skills are increasingly frequent. However, most of them only evaluate offline social skills and consider them as equivalents to online social skills. So far, no instrument allowed differentiating social skills depending on online versus offline contexts. This study aimed to develop and validate the Real and Electronic Communication Skills questionnaire (RECS), a new measure evaluating several dimensions of social skills in two different contexts (i.e., face-to-face and computer-mediated communication). Results of exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses among a sample of 657 adolescents and young adults (mean age = 17.68 years; 67% female) showed that the best fitting model for each context is a bifactor solution, with one general factor (Social Competence) and four specific factors (Sociability, Emotion Decoding, Disclosure, and Assertiveness). Each specific factor was differentially correlated with theoretically relevant subscales of the Social Skills Inventory, confirming the external validity of the RECS. The RECS is the first instrument allowing not only to assess social competence in online settings but also to quantify the relationships between offline social skills and their online counterpart. Given its ease of use and brevity, the RECS is a useful and promising instrument to capture social skills in both online and offline contexts.
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- Gregory Mantzouranis
- FAmily and DevelOpment Research Center (FADO), Institute of Psychology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- FAmily and DevelOpment Research Center (FADO), Institute of Psychology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- FAmily and DevelOpment Research Center (FADO), Institute of Psychology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Paulus FW, Sander CS, Nitze M, Kramatschek-Pfahler AR, Voran A, von Gontard A. Gaming Disorder and Computer-Mediated Communication in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Z Kinder Jugendpsychiatr Psychother 2019; 48:113-122. [PMID: 31132021 DOI: 10.1024/1422-4917/a000674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Background: This study investigates how children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) make use of computer gaming and computer-mediated communication (CMC) in comparison to their nonautistic peers. Method: Parents filled out a standardized questionnaire on media use, gaming disorder (GD), and CMC. Sixty-two boys with a diagnosis of ASD aged 4 to 17 years (mean = 11.5; SD = 3.2) were compared to 31 healthy control boys (mean = 11.5; SD = 3.7). Results: Children and adolescents with ASD used CMC less frequently than their nonautistic peers but played video games for longer times than the controls. They preferred playing alone rather than in company of others and less frequently in multiplayer mode. Levels of GD symptoms were higher in boys with ASD. Conclusions: Children and adolescents with ASD seem to be an especially vulnerable subpopulation for GD. For them, the gaming situation (alone and in single-player mode) and CMC behavior seem to correspond to social patterns in real life. Our findings also provide support for the inclusion of offline gaming in the GD definition.
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- Frank W Paulus
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Saarland University Hospital, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Saarland University Hospital, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Saarland University Hospital, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Saarland University Hospital, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Saarland University Hospital, Homburg, Germany
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Flynn MA, Rigon A, Kornfield R, Mutlu B, Duff MC, Turkstra LS. Characterizing computer-mediated communication, friendship, and social participation in adults with traumatic brain injury. Brain Inj 2019; 33:1097-1104. [PMID: 31100990 PMCID: PMC6625844 DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2019.1616112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2018] [Accepted: 05/03/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI) report loss of friendship and reduced social participation after injury, but there is limited information regarding quantity of friends and methods of communication. Our objective was to characterize friendship networks, social participation, and methods of communication, including computer-mediated communication (CMC), used by adults with TBI compared to uninjured adults. METHODS Participants were 25 adults with TBI and 26 uninjured healthy comparisons (HC) adults, who completed the Participation Assessment with Recombined Tools-Objective (PART-O) and the Social Network Questionnaire (SNQ). RESULTS Adults with TBI had significantly fewer total friends and significantly lower levels of productivity and overall social participation. Face-to-face interaction was the preferred method of contact for both groups. Adults with TBI were significantly less likely to use texting as a primary method of communication than their uninjured peers, but used other methods of communication at similar rates. CONCLUSION Our study supports prior findings of reduced friendships and reduced social participation after TBI and adds new information about similarities and differences in communication methods between adults with and without TBI.
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- Margaret A. Flynn
- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, USA
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- Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, USA
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- Department of Computer Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, USA
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- Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, USA
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- School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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Teo AR, Markwardt S, Hinton L. Using Skype to Beat the Blues: Longitudinal Data from a National Representative Sample. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2019; 27:254-62. [PMID: 30442532 DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2018.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2018] [Revised: 10/03/2018] [Accepted: 10/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed to determine whether use of certain types of online communication technology is associated with subsequent depressive symptoms. DESIGN Nationally representative, population-based prospective cohort. SETTING Data were obtained from the 2012 and 2014 waves of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS). PARTICIPANTS 1,424 community-residing older adults (mean age, 64.8) in the United States. MEASUREMENTS We examined associations between use of four communication technologies (email, social networks, video chat, and instant messaging) in 2012 and depressive symptoms (eight-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale) at two-year follow-up. RESULTS 564 participants (39.6%) did not use any communication technologies, 314 (22.1%) used email only, and 255 (17.9%) used video chat (e.g., Skype). Compared to non-users (13.1%, 95% CI: 9.5-16.7%) or those who used only email (14.3%, 95% CI: 10.1-18.5%), users of video chat had approximately half the probability of depressive symptoms (6.9%, 95% CI: 3.5-10.3%, Wald Chi2 test, Chi2(1)=13.82, p < 0.001; 7.6%, 95% CI: 3.6-11.6, Wald Chi2 test, Chi2(1)=13.56, p < 0.001). Use of email, social media, and instant messaging were not associated with a lower risk of depression. CONCLUSIONS Older adults who use video chat such as Skype, but not other common communication technologies, have a lower risk of developing depression.
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Background The Internet is an important tool for empowering patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) to learn about and self-manage their condition. Purpose To understand which aspects of the online experience facilitates or hinders the perceived ability of patients with COPD to achieve their information and self-management goals. Methods Semi-structured interviews were conducted with medically underserved patients with COPD (N = 25) who access the Internet for health. A conventional content analysis approach was applied and data were analyzed with the constant comparative method. Results The following themes were derived: (1) desire to associate with "in-group" members; (2) relationship building with other online users; (3) security of information and identity; (4) source and channel credibility appraisal; (5) user assistance and tutorials; and (6) strategies to adapt technological functions. Discussion Success in using the Internet was dependent on the functional use of technology and the ability and resilience to engage with similar online users to build meaningful and trustworthy connections. Translation to Health Education Practice Prior to directing patients with COPD to a disease-specific online support platform, certified health education specialists must assess patients' information goals and their skills to critically appraise and communicate with other online users.
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- Samantha R Paige
- STEM Translational Communication Center, Department of Health Education and Behavior, University of Florida, Gainesville FL 32611
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- Department of Health Education and Promotion, East Carolina University, Greenville NC 27858
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- STEM Translational Communication Center, Department of Advertising, Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics, University of Florida, Gainesville FL 32611
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- Kinesiology Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo CA 93407
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Baccon LA, Chiarovano E, MacDougall HG. Virtual Reality for Teletherapy: Avatars May Combine the Benefits of Face-to-Face Communication with the Anonymity of Online Text-Based Communication. Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw 2018; 22:158-165. [PMID: 30540490 DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2018.0247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Self-disclosure is an essential component of social communication that has been associated with trust, liking, and ultimately strong relationships. As technology continues to develop, so do the number of methods to create and maintain relationships. While speaking face-to-face (FtF) remains the primary way to communicate, computer-mediated communication has become more common, meaning that research into self-disclosure has expanded to new domains, including virtual reality (VR). This study compared self-disclosure between three conversation contexts: FtF, online text-based (OTB) communication, or VR. Zero-contact dyads comprised female university students who completed 20-minute conversations guided by one of two discussion prompts: the closeness-generating or small talk procedure. These prompts were designed to either increase or not increase self-disclosure. These conversations were recorded and coded for the frequency of total, factual, cognitive, and emotional self-disclosures as objective measures. Participants' perceptions of personal and partner's self-disclosures were also assessed by questionnaires as perceived measures. FtF and VR conditions exceeded OTB communication in perceived and objective measures of self-disclosure. Although no significant differences emerged between FtF and VR conditions for factual or perceived self-disclosure, participants in the FtF condition had more total, cognitive, and emotional self-disclosures than VR conditions. Implications for communication and teletherapy are discussed. The present study offers preliminary evidence that VR could potentially rival FtF as a communication medium and be as effective in facilitating self-disclosure. Findings offer a starting point for research on social applications of VR.
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- Lily A Baccon
- School of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Mui PHC, Goudbeek MB, Roex C, Spierts W, Swerts MGJ. Smile Mimicry and Emotional Contagion in Audio-Visual Computer-Mediated Communication. Front Psychol 2018; 9:2077. [PMID: 30455653 PMCID: PMC6230620 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2018] [Accepted: 10/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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We investigate whether smile mimicry and emotional contagion are evident in non-text-based computer-mediated communication (CMC). Via an ostensibly real-time audio-visual CMC platform, participants interacted with a confederate who either smiled radiantly or displayed a neutral expression throughout the interaction. Automatic analyses of expressions displayed by participants indicated that smile mimicry was at play: A higher level of activation of the facial muscle that characterizes genuine smiles was observed among participants who interacted with the smiling confederate than among participants who interacted with the unexpressive confederate. However, there was no difference in the self-reported level of joviality between participants in the two conditions. Our findings demonstrate that people mimic smiles in audio-visual CMC, but that even though the diffusion of emotions has been documented in text-based CMC in previous studies, we find no convincing support for the phenomenon of emotional contagion in non-text-based CMC.
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- Phoebe H C Mui
- Department of Communication and Cognition, Tilburg University, Tilburg, Netherlands
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- Department of Communication and Cognition, Tilburg University, Tilburg, Netherlands
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- Department of Communication and Cognition, Tilburg University, Tilburg, Netherlands
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- Department of Communication and Cognition, Tilburg University, Tilburg, Netherlands
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- Department of Communication and Cognition, Tilburg University, Tilburg, Netherlands
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Oh CS, Bailenson JN, Welch GF. A Systematic Review of Social Presence: Definition, Antecedents, and Implications. Front Robot AI 2018; 5:114. [PMID: 33500993 PMCID: PMC7805699 DOI: 10.3389/frobt.2018.00114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 210] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2018] [Accepted: 09/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Social presence, or the feeling of being there with a "real" person, is a crucial component of interactions that take place in virtual reality. This paper reviews the concept, antecedents, and implications of social presence, with a focus on the literature regarding the predictors of social presence. The article begins by exploring the concept of social presence, distinguishing it from two other dimensions of presence-telepresence and self-presence. After establishing the definition of social presence, the article offers a systematic review of 233 separate findings identified from 152 studies that investigate the factors (i.e., immersive qualities, contextual differences, and individual psychological traits) that predict social presence. Finally, the paper discusses the implications of heightened social presence and when it does and does not enhance one's experience in a virtual environment.
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- Catherine S. Oh
- Virtual Human Interaction Lab, Department of Communication, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Virtual Human Interaction Lab, Department of Communication, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
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- College of Nursing, Department of Computer Science, Institute for Simulation & Training (Synthetic Reality Lab), University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States
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BACKGROUND Prevention researchers have identified parental monitoring leading to parental knowledge to be a protective factor against adolescent substance use. In today's digital society, parental monitoring can occur using technology-mediated communication methods, such as text messaging, email, and social networking sites. OBJECTIVES The current study aimed to identify patterns, or clusters, of in-person and technology-mediated monitoring behaviors, and examine differences between the patterns (clusters) in adolescent substance use. METHODS Cross-sectional survey data were collected from 289 parents of adolescents using Facebook and Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk). Cluster analyses were computed to identify patterns of in-person and technology-mediated monitoring behaviors, and chi-square analyses were computed to examine differences in substance use between the identified clusters. RESULTS Three monitoring clusters were identified: a moderate in-person and moderate technology-mediated monitoring cluster (moderate-moderate), a high in-person and high technology-mediated monitoring cluster (high-high), and a high in-person and low technology-mediated monitoring cluster (high-low). Higher frequency of technology-mediated parental monitoring was not associated with lower levels of substance use. CONCLUSIONS Results show that higher levels of technology-mediated parental monitoring may not be associated with adolescent substance use.
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- Jessie Rudi
- a Department of Family Social Science and Institute for Translational Research in Children's Mental Health , University of Minnesota , Saint Paul , Minnesota , USA
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- b Department of Family Social Science , University of Minnesota , Saint Paul , Minnesota , USA
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Priante A, Ehrenhard ML, van den Broek T, Need A. Identity and collective action via computer-mediated communication: A review and agenda for future research. New Media Soc 2018; 20:2647-2669. [PMID: 30581365 PMCID: PMC6256719 DOI: 10.1177/1461444817744783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Since the start of large-scale waves of mobilisation in 2011, the importance of identity in the study of collective action via computer-mediated communication (CMC) has been a source of contention. Hence, our research sets out to systematically review and synthesise empirical findings on identity and collective action via CMC from 2012 to 2016. We found that the literature on the topic is broad and diverse, with contributions from multiple disciplines and theoretical and methodological approaches. Based on our findings, we provide directions for future research and propose the adoption of an integrative approach that combines the study of identity and networks to advance our understanding of collective action via CMC. This review contributes to the crossroad of social movement, collective action, communication and media studies. Our results also have practical implications for the organisation of collective action in a society characterised by the pervasive influence of CMC.
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- Anna Priante
- Anna Priante, Department of Public Administration, University of Twente, Drienerlolaan 5, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands.
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Okdie BM, Ewoldsen DR. To boldly go where no relationship has gone before: commentary on interpersonal relationships in the digital age. J Soc Psychol 2018:00224545.2018.1466777. [PMID: 29672217 DOI: 10.1080/00224545.2018.1466777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Individuals have a need to maintain positive social interactions and with the advent of new media technologies, there are a myriad ways individuals can satisfy this need by engaging socially in mediated (non-face-to-face) communication, hence the need for a special issue on Relationships in the Digital Age. The articles in this special issue reflect the need to answer theoretical questions brought forth by the increased tendency for individuals to create and maintain interpersonal relationships through mediated forms of communication. The commentary highlights the need for increased research on mediated interpersonal relationships by psychologists and discusses how the articles in the issue can be used to answer theoretical questions about mediated interpersonal communication. The article ends with speculation on how media may create social spaces that may be advantageous for some individuals.
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Recent technological advances have provided many youth with daily, almost continuous cell-phone and Internet connectivity through portable devices. Young people’s experiences with computer-mediated communication (CMC) and their views about how this form of communication affects their health have not been fully explored in the scientific literature. A purposeful maximum variation sample of young people (aged 11–15 years) across Ontario was identified, using key informants for recruitment. The young people participated in seven focus groups (involving a total of 40 adolescents), and discussed various aspects of health including the health impacts of CMC. Inductive content analysis of the focus group transcripts revealed two overarching concepts: first, that the relationship between health and the potential impacts of CMC is multidimensional; and secondly, that there exists a duality of both positive and negative potential influences of CMC on health. Within this framework, four themes were identified involving CMC and: (1) physical activity, (2) negative mental and emotional disturbance, (3) mindfulness, and (4) relationships. With this knowledge, targeted strategies for healthy technology use that draw on the perspectives of young people can be developed, and can then be implemented by parents, teachers, and youth themselves.
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- Lindsay Favotto
- a Department of Public Health Sciences , Queen's University , Kingston , Ontario , Canada.,c Department of Emergency Medicine , Kingston General Hospital Research Institute , Kingston , Ontario , Canada
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- a Department of Public Health Sciences , Queen's University , Kingston , Ontario , Canada.,c Department of Emergency Medicine , Kingston General Hospital Research Institute , Kingston , Ontario , Canada
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Alberici AI, Milesi P. Online Discussion and the Moral Pathway to Identity Politicization and Collective Action. Eur J Psychol 2018; 14:143-158. [PMID: 29899803 PMCID: PMC5973522 DOI: 10.5964/ejop.v14i1.1507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2017] [Accepted: 11/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Research on the mobilizing potential of the Internet has produced some controversy between optimistic vs. skeptical perspectives. Although some attention has been paid to the effects of online discussions on collective participation, very little is known about how people’s experience of online interactions affects the key psychosocial predictors of collective action. The present research investigated whether use of the Internet as a channel for deliberation influenced the moral pathway to collective mobilization by shaping users’ politicized identity, thereby indirectly influencing collective action. Results showed that when people perceived online discussions as a constructive communication context, their politicized identity was imbued with the meaning of responding to a moral obligation, and willingness to participate in collective action was sustained. However, when participants perceived that online discussions were not constructive, their identification with the movement did not refer to moral obligation, and intention to participate in collective action was not sustained. Our discussion focuses on the need to deepen investigation of how people experience the particularities of interacting online, and on how this can affect psychosocial processes leading to collective action.
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Metzler A, Scheithauer H. The Long-Term Benefits of Positive Self-Presentation via Profile Pictures, Number of Friends and the Initiation of Relationships on Facebook for Adolescents' Self-Esteem and the Initiation of Offline Relationships. Front Psychol 2017; 8:1981. [PMID: 29187827 PMCID: PMC5694783 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2017] [Accepted: 10/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Social networking sites are a substantial part of adolescents' daily lives. By using a longitudinal approach the current study examined the impact of (a) positive self-presentation, (b) number of friends, and (c) the initiation of online relationships on Facebook on adolescents' self-esteem and their initiation of offline relationships, as well as the mediating role of positive feedback. Questionnaire data were obtained from 217 adolescents (68% girls, mean age 16.7 years) in two waves. Adolescents' positive self-presentation and number of friends were found to be related to a higher frequency of receiving positive feedback, which in turn was negatively associated with self-esteem. However, the number of Facebook friends had a positive impact on self-esteem, and the initiation of online relationships positively influenced the initiation of offline relationships over time, demonstrating that Facebook may be a training ground for increasing adolescents' social skills. Implications and suggestions for future research are provided.
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- Anna Metzler
- Developmental Science and Applied Developmental Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Cipolletta S, Votadoro R, Faccio E. Online support for transgender people: an analysis of forums and social networks. Health Soc Care Community 2017; 25:1542-1551. [PMID: 28329916 DOI: 10.1111/hsc.12448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/27/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Transgender people face a range of personal and social conflicts that strongly influence their well-being. In many cases, the Internet can become the main resource in terms of finding support. The aim of this study was to understand how transgender people give and receive help online. Between 2013 and 2015, 122 online community conversations were collected on Italian forums and Facebook groups involving transgender people, and online interviews were conducted with 16 users of these communities. A qualitative content analysis was conducted by using the software package, NVivo10. The main categories that emerged were: motivations to join an online community, online help, differences between online and offline interactions, status, conflicts and professional help. Results indicate that participation in online communities often derives from the users' need for help. This help can be given by peers who have had similar experiences, and by professionals who participate in the discussions as moderator. The need to test one's own identity, to compare oneself with others and to share one's personal experiences made online communities at risk of exposing users to invalidation and transphobic messages. Administrators and moderators try to ensure the safety of users, and suggest that they ask for professional help offline and/or online when over-specific medical advice was sought. This study confirms that transgender people might find benefit from an online platform of help and support and might minimise distance problems, increase financial convenience and foster disinhibition.
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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Collaborative inhibition is a phenomenon where collaborating groups experience a decrement in recall when interacting with others. Despite this, collaboration has been found to improve subsequent individual recall. We explore these effects in semantic recall, which is seldom studied in collaborative retrieval. We also examine "parallel CMC", a synchronous form of computer-mediated communication that has previously been found to improve collaborative recall [Hinds, J. M., & Payne, S. J. (2016). Collaborative inhibition and semantic recall: Improving collaboration through computer-mediated communication. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 30(4), 554-565]. Sixty three triads completed a semantic recall task, which involved generating words beginning with "PO" or "HE" across three recall trials, in one of three retrieval conditions: Individual-Individual-Individual (III), Face-to-face-Face-to-Face-Individual (FFI) and Parallel-Parallel-Individual (PPI). Collaborative inhibition was present across both collaborative conditions. Individual recall in Recall 3 was higher when participants had previously collaborated in comparison to recalling three times individually. There was no difference between face-to-face and parallel CMC recall, however subsidiary analyses of instance repetitions and subjective organisation highlighted differences in group members' approaches to recall in terms of organisation and attention to others' contributions. We discuss the implications of these findings in relation to retrieval strategy disruption.
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- b Department of Computer Science , University of Bath , Bath , UK
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Fellnhofer K. The Power of Passion in Entrepreneurship Education: Entrepreneurial Role Models Encourage Passion? J Entrep Educ 2017; 20:58-87. [PMID: 29877516 PMCID: PMC5985942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This study of Entrepreneurship Education (EE) centers on the impact of entrepreneurial role models on entrepreneurial passion, which also is expected to influence entrepreneurial intention. Based on 426 individuals recruited primarily from Austria, Finland, and Greece, Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) reveals the significant direct and indirect effects of entrepreneurial role models on entrepreneurial intention, mediated by entrepreneurial passion. These effects were found to be stronger following multimedia presentation of entrepreneurial stories, confirming the fruitful spillover effects of the innovative educational use of computers on entrepreneurial intentions among nascent entrepreneurs. Drawing on the theory of planned behavior (TPB) and social learning theory, this study confirms both the positive impact of entrepreneurial role models and significant short-term effects of web-based multimedia in the context of EE. This narrative approach is shown to be an effective pedagogical instrument in enhancing individual orientation toward entrepreneurship to facilitate entrepreneurial intention. This study identifies the great potential of these pioneering methods and tools, both for further research in the academic community and for entrepreneurship educators who hope to promote entrepreneurial intention in aspiring entrepreneurs. The findings are also relevant for policy makers designing effective instruments to achieve long-term goals.
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PURPOSE Online fitness communities are a recent phenomenon experiencing growing user bases. They can be considered as online social networks in which recording, monitoring, and sharing of physical activity (PA) are the most prevalent practices. They have added a new dimension to the social experience of PA in which online peers function as virtual PA partners or supporters. However, research into seeking and receiving computer-mediated social support for PA is scarce. Our aim was to study to what extent using online fitness communities and sharing physical activities with online social networks results in receiving various types of online social support. METHOD Two databases, one containing physical activities logged with Strava and one containing physical activities logged with RunKeeper and shared on Twitter, were investigated for occurrence and type of social support, by means of a deductive content analysis. RESULTS Results indicate that social support delivered through Twitter is not particularly extensive. On Strava, social support is significantly more prevalent. Especially esteem support, expressed as compliments for the accomplishment of an activity, is provided on both Strava and Twitter. CONCLUSION The results demonstrate that social media have potential as a platform used for providing social support for PA, but differences among various social network sites can be substantial. Especially esteem support can be expected, in contrast to online health communities, where information support is more common.
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Namkoong K, Shah DV, McLaughlin B, Chih MY, Moon TJ, Hull S, Gustafson DH. Expression and Reception: An Analytic Method for Assessing Message Production and Consumption in CMC. Commun Methods Meas 2017; 11:153-172. [PMID: 30123400 PMCID: PMC6095677 DOI: 10.1080/19312458.2017.1313396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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This article presents an innovative methodology to study computer-mediated communication (CMC), which allows analysis of the multi-layered effects of online expression and reception. The methodology is demonstrated by combining the following three data sets collected from a widely tested eHealth system, the Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System (CHESS): 1) a flexible and precise computer-aided content analysis; 2) a record of individual message posting and reading; and 3) longitudinal survey data. Further, this article discusses how the resulting data can be applied to online social network analysis and demonstrates how to construct two distinct types of online social networks - open and targeted communication networks - for different types of content embedded in social networks.
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- Kang Namkoong
- Department of Community and Leadership Development, University of Kentucky, 504 Garrigus Building, Lexington, KY 40546-0215, United States, Tel.: 859-257-4657, ,
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- School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Wisconsin, Madison,
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- School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Wisconsin, Madison,
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- Department of Prevention and Community Health, The George Washington University,
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- Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies, University of Wisconsin, Madison United States,
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Muratov E, Lewis M, Fourches D, Tropsha A, Cox WC. Computer-Assisted Decision Support for Student Admissions Based on Their Predicted Academic Performance. Am J Pharm Educ 2017; 81:46. [PMID: 28496266 PMCID: PMC5423062 DOI: 10.5688/ajpe81346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2015] [Accepted: 04/20/2016] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Objective. To develop predictive computational models forecasting the academic performance of students in the didactic-rich portion of a doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) curriculum as admission-assisting tools. Methods. All PharmD candidates over three admission cycles were divided into two groups: those who completed the PharmD program with a GPA ≥ 3; and the remaining candidates. Random Forest machine learning technique was used to develop a binary classification model based on 11 pre-admission parameters. Results. Robust and externally predictive models were developed that had particularly high overall accuracy of 77% for candidates with high or low academic performance. These multivariate models were highly accurate in predicting these groups to those obtained using undergraduate GPA and composite PCAT scores only. Conclusion. The models developed in this study can be used to improve the admission process as preliminary filters and thus quickly identify candidates who are likely to be successful in the PharmD curriculum.
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- Eugene Muratov
- UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Bioinformatics Research Center, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
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- UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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