An exploratory study of the effects of frequency and duration of messaging on impression development in computer-mediated communication

Social Science Computer Review

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 73-80

  Liu, Yuliang ^a   Ginther, Dean ^b   Zelhart, Paul ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY COMMERCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Duration of messaging; Frequency of messaging; Impression development; Nonverbal cues; Social emotion oriented model; Social information processing model

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036115288     PISSN: 08944393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089443930202000107     Document Type: Article

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