While computer-mediated communication use and research are proliferating
rapidly, findings offer contrasting images regarding the interpersonal character
of this technology. Research trends over the history of these media are reviewed
with observations across trends suggested so as to provide integrative
principles with which to apply media to different circumstances. First, the
notion that the me... hiện toàn bộ
This article expands understanding of the digital divide to more nuanced
measures of use by examining differences in young adults' online activities.
Young adults are the most highly connected age group, but that does not mean
that their Internet uses are homogenous. Analyzing data about the Web uses of
270 adults from across the United States, the article explores the differences
in 18- to 26-yea... hiện toàn bộ
This study investigates the effects of multiple variables on user evaluation and
perceived impacts of electronic mail and voice mail systems. It introduces flow
as an important construct that characterizes perceptions of employee
interactions with computer-mediated communication technologies as more or less
playful and exploratory. Flow is hypothesized to be influenced by the technology
(higher fo... hiện toàn bộ
Jennifer C. Gibbs, Nicole B. Ellison, Rebecca Heino
This study investigates self-disclosure in the novel context of online dating
relationships. Using a national random sample of Match.com members ( N = 349),
the authors tested a model of relational goals, self-disclosure, and perceived
success in online dating. The authors’ findings provide support for social
penetration theory and the social information processing and hyperpersonal
perspectives a... hiện toàn bộ
Empirical studies of citizen communication networks and participation go as far
back as the 1940s, with a bolder focus in political—not civic—activities. A
consistent finding reveals that individuals with larger networks are more
engaged than those with smaller networks. This article expands this line of work
with a number of novel tests. First, it compares the predictive power of online
versus of... hiện toàn bộ
My purpose in this article is to introduce studying cultural variability in
communication in general and this special issue in particular. I begin by
examining the nature of culture. Next, I review the emic and etic approaches to
studying communication and culture with a focus on the major dimensions of
cultural variability used to explain communication across cultures. Following
this, I examine i... hiện toàn bộ
Media research demonstrates that audience trust in the news media is a highly
consequential factor, shaping audience selection of and response to media, and
potentially impacting citizens’ perceptions of the political system at large.
Still, our knowledge about the correlates of trust in media is limited. Only a
few studies have utilized a correlational design to explore the associations
between t... hiện toàn bộ
First, the concept of objectivity in news reporting is presented in a scheme,
assumed to contain its main components. The author's practical experiences from
eight major objectivity studies, in which the components are operationalized and
applied in content analyses, are reported and discussed. Finally, it is
suggested that the tested criteria of objectivity should be complemented by an
interest t... hiện toàn bộ
A distinction is offered between cognitive effects with computers, whereby one's
performance is redefined and upgraded during intellectual partnership with the
computer, and effects of computers, whereby such partnership leaves durable and
generalizable cognitive residues later on. Concerning effects with computers, it
is argued that the quality of effects with computer programs greatly depends on... hiện toàn bộ
Ellen Bouchard Ryan, Sheree Kwong See, W. BRYAN MENEER, Diane Trovato
The present study tested differences between younger and older adults in
self-perceptions and social perceptions of language performance. Sixty younger
adults (M = 26.4 years) and 60 older adults (M = 72.9 years) completed the
Language in Adulthood Questionnaire for themselves and then in terms of typical
adults aged either 25 years or 75 years. As predicted, the younger respondents
reported fewer... hiện toàn bộ