The effect of emoticons in simplex and complex task-oriented communication: An empirical study of instant messaging

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 889-895

  Luor, Tainyi ^a   Wu, Ling Ling ^b   Lu, Hsi Peng ^a   Tao, Yu Hui ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KAOHSIUNG   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Emoticons; Emotional effects; Instant messaging; Simplex and complex communication; Task oriented communication

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION TASK; COMPLEX TASK; COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; EMOTIONAL EFFECTS; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; INSTANT MESSAGING; POSITIVE EFFECTS; TEXT MESSAGES;

MESSAGE PASSING; TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; WORLD WIDE WEB;

COMMUNICATION;

EID: 77955279516     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2010.02.003     Document Type: Article

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