Emoticons and social interaction on the Internet: the importance of social context

被引:200
作者
Derks, Daantje [1 ]
Bos, Arjan E. R. [1 ]
von Grumbkow, Jasper [1 ]
机构
[1] Open Univ, Fac Psychol, NL-6401 DL Heerlen, Netherlands
关键词
emoticons; emotions; social interaction; social context; Internet;
D O I
10.1016/j.chb.2004.11.013
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
The present study examines the influence of social context on the use of emoticons in Internet communication. Secondary school students (N = 158) responded to short internet chats. Social context (task-oriented vs. socio-emotional) and valence of the context (positive vs. negative) were manipulated in these chats. Participants were permitted to respond with text, emoticon or a combination of both. Results showed that participants used more emoticons in socio-emotional than in task-oriented social contexts. Furthermore, students used more positive emoticons in positive contexts and more negative emoticons in negative contexts. An interaction was found between valence and kind of context; in negative, task-oriented contexts subjects used the least emoticons. Results are related to research about the expression of emotions in face-to-face interaction. (c) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:842 / 849
页数:8
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