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Exploring Generational Differences in Text Messaging Usage and HabitsLong, Daniel Wayne 01 January 2018 (has links)
Members of society today embrace multiple communication media for various purposes and intents. Text messaging has been identified as the medium of choice for continual relationship maintenance and text messaging from mobile devices overshadows all other media forms for the support of social connections. Text messaging is changing everything from how operators market their plans to how advertisers and service providers reach consumers. But just as technology usage of social media and internet access are different across generational boundaries, text messaging usage and habits may also be different for various generational groups. The majority of peer-reviewed research regarding text messaging usage habits has focused on adolescent and young adult users with less attention on text messaging usage habits by older adults; there is a scarcity of peer-reviewed research examining cross-generation text messaging habits and texting usage patterns. The primary goal of this study was to assess the similarities and differences in text messaging usage habits, purposes, and support of social connections differentiated by five of the commonly designated generational groups in America; the Post-War Silent Generation, Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Z. A mixed methods study provided data on the text messaging usage habits of members of the generational groups using a pool of adult college students, members of the researcher’s LinkedIn network, and data from a survey service to determine to what extent differences and similarities exist between users’ text messaging usage habits within each generational group. Results indicated generational group membership has a significant effect on a participant’s messaging volume (UV), text messaging partner choices (TMPC), and text messaging social habits (SH), regardless of gender, education level, or employment status. The older the generational group, the more likely they are to prefer talking over texting and to have issues with the device interface. The Post-War Silent generation texts their spouses the least of any group, while Generation X texts their spouses the most, and all generational groups with the exception of Generation Z would limit texting while driving. Generational characteristics seem to have some influence over texting behaviors. Contributions to the existing body of knowledge in the human computer interaction field include an investigation of factors that contribute to each generational group’s willingness to embrace or reject the text messaging medium, and an investigation into the into how each generation views and exploits the texting medium.
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Texting Versus Talking: Age Sex and Extroversion as Predictors of Frequency and Preference Among an Undergraduate Cohort.LaBowe, Chris J 07 May 2011 (has links) (PDF)
This study examines text messaging behavior of ETSU undergraduates. Data come from a survey of 485 students enrolled during the 2010 fall semester. The current study explores the effects of sex, age, and extroversion on (1) the volume of texts a person sends and (2) preferences for texting or calling. The study also explores the use of cell phones as a means of avoiding others during co-present interaction. Findings reveal that age is the strongest predictor of text messaging, with younger respondents being more likely to text. The study also finds that women prefer texting, while men prefer voice calls. Age affects preference as well, with younger respondents preferring texting and older respondents preferring voice calls. The study also finds that women are much more likely to use cell phones to avoid others during co-present interaction.
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Distracted generation (?) : technology use, texting and driving in South AfricaKgasago, Tshepho Justice January 2017 (has links)
Thesis (M.A. (Communication Studies)) -- University of Limpopo, 2017 / The use of communication technologies has brought changes to our daily ways of doing
things. Youth use technology for different purposes at different locations. As technology
grows everyday with various advantages, its benefits come along with some
disadvantages. Road accidents are one of the major problems that South Africa
experiences. The focus of this study was to explore the danger of texting and driving
and its potentials for road accidents. This research focused on the negative impact of
technology, mainly technological distraction, while driving.
Broadly, this research looks at the social and cultural impact of texting and mobility, with
specific focus on distracted driving. This study is significant in the social analysis of
technology use and distraction; this significance is made more important considering
that there is very limited study of this social issue in South Africa. The always-available
communication culture (such as texting while driving) should be viewed as a
problematic phenomenal.
For data collection, the researcher conducted a survey with adults and youth drivers to
explore the perceptions and attitudes of drivers towards cell phone use, texting and
driving. The researcher also conducted roadside observations of drivers to investigate
the occurrence of distracted driving due to technology use, and interviews were
conducted with Traffic Officers to share their professional experience on observing
incidences of texting and driving.
The study reveals that technology use, texting and driving is a common problem among
young drivers, while adults tend to be more careful and engage less in this activity.
Aspect of the findings of the study shows that 60% of drivers report that they have sent
a text while driving. Moreover, the study explores ways of curbing cell phone use texting
and driving on South African roads. There should be more research on distracted
driving and technology use, so that more suggestions on how to curb technology use
while driving can be offered
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Mobile Phones and Health Communication for Young Adults: An Exploratory Case Study about Incorporating Text messaging in Pregnancy Care Support in EdmontonKeller, Angela Maria Unknown Date
No description available.
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Eggplant EmojiWarncke, Nicole 08 1900 (has links)
Eggplant Emoji is a documentary film that reveals a range of feminist perspectives on dick pics, sexting and online sexual harassment. Through intimate and hilarious interviews with women between the ages of 22 and 35, the film harnesses a collective voice that speaks back to the large and small ways patriarchy wields power in modern spaces, especially through sending unsolicited dick pics. By intertwining the testimonies of a dynamic group of female storytellers sitting amongst their close friends, the film provides candid and diverse commentary on this unique moment we are in, where the lines between private and public, online and offline are increasingly blurred. Until there are greater consequences, whether legal, social or otherwise, for men disrespecting women's choices and personal space, the domain of sexting is in a self-policing state and women are left to expend emotional labor to let men know why what they sent is unwanted or violating. Ultimately, the subjects' testimonials coalesce to provide suggestions for respectful, consensual sexting practices and fill in the gaps where sex education often neglects the importance of consent and communication altogether.
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Localizing global trends in sms texting language among students in Ghana and TanzaniaDzahene-Quarshie, Josephine 10 March 2017 (has links)
The main motivation for the development of various strategies to represent written text in a concise way among mobile phone users all over the world is the need to communicate full messages in abridged forms in order to save time, energy and money. These alternative forms of words and phrases are especially employed by the youth. In this paper, the innovative adaptation of global SMS texting trends in the form of intricate abbreviation and contraction of words and phrases in Kiswahili in Tanzania is examined and compared with trends in SMS texting language in English in Ghana. Using empirical data made up of SMS texts from students of the University of Dar es Salaam and University of Ghana, localized as well as convergent and divergent trends and the socio-pragmatic motivations of the phenomena are analysed and discussed.
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EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF TEXTING WHILE DRIVING TEXT BAN LAWS IN OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA: A CASE STUDYShuster, Jaime Lynn 26 July 2018 (has links)
No description available.
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Media Preference and Risk Assessment: Mortality Salience and Mediating Effects of WorldviewRichey, Gregory Boyd 31 March 2011 (has links)
No description available.
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Computer Mediated Communication: Perceptions of Academic Advisors Regarding Text Messaging in Higher EducationLooney, Kathryn 02 March 2022 (has links)
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The Effect of Tactile and Audio Feedback in Handheld Mobile Text EntryEdman, Christopher L. 30 August 2016 (has links)
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