Social interactions across media

被引:223
作者
Baym, NK [1 ]
Zhang, YB
Lin, MC
机构
[1] Univ Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045 USA
[2] Kent State Univ, Kent, OH USA
关键词
face-to-face; internet; interpersonal communication; media; social interaction; telephone;
D O I
10.1177/1461444804041438
中图分类号
G2 [信息与知识传播];
学科分类号
05 ; 0503 ;
摘要
Two studies compared college students' interpersonal interaction online, face-to-face, and on the telephone. A communication diary assessed the relative amount of social interactions college students conducted online compared to face-to-face conversation and telephone calls. Results indicated that while the internet was integrated into college students' social lives, face-to-face communication remained the dominant mode of interaction. Participants reported using the internet as often as the telephone. A survey compared reported use of the internet within local and long distance social circles to the use of other media within those circles, and examined participants' most recent significant social interactions conducted across media in terms of purposes, contexts, and quality. Internet interaction was perceived as high in quality, but slightly lower than other media. Results were compared to previous conceptualizations of the roles of internet in one's social life.
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页码:299 / 318
页数:20
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