scholarly journals Impact of Online Emotions and Netiquette on Phubbing from a Gender Perspective: Educational Challenges

2022 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 64
Author(s):  
Ana Cebollero-Salinas ◽  
Jacobo Cano Escoriaza ◽  
Santos Orejudo Hernández
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Emotional Expression ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Emotional Content ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Educational Challenges ◽  
Virtual Interaction

During adolescence, the Internet is mainly used for purposes of socialization. Non-verbal elements limit online communication, thus leading to widespread use of emotional resources. It would be preferable if virtual interaction did not reduce the quality of person-to-person contacts, particularly thanks to the adoption of netiquette (respectful treatment of others online). Phubbing, the tendency to check one’s mobile phone during a face-to-face conversation, has become a widespread practice that causes anxiety and can lead to social exclusion. Educating on this behavior could be related with emotional content and with netiquette. This study’s objectives are to analyze the extent to which the use of netiquette and online emotional content are associated with and can predict phubbing, taking gender differences into account. 935 adolescents (ages 12-17, 55,1% female) from 13 schools in the region of Aragon (Spain) responded to our questionnaire. Results are revealing: the level of online emotional content increases the level of phubbing; online emotional expression is the most influential risk factor in both genders; netiquette protects girls to a greater degree. We discuss the educational challenges posed by guaranteeing the responsible use of social networks.

scholarly journals Taking Watsuji online: betweenness and expression in online spaces

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucy Osler ◽  
Joel Krueger
Keyword(s):  
Communication Technology ◽  
Emotional Expression ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Ethical Implications ◽  
Shared Experiences ◽  
Online Spaces ◽  
Contemporary Context

AbstractIn this paper, we introduce the Japanese philosopher Tetsurō Watsuji’s phenomenology of aidagara (“betweenness”) and use his analysis in the contemporary context of online space. We argue that Watsuji develops a prescient analysis anticipating modern technologically-mediated forms of expression and engagement. More precisely, we show that instead of adopting a traditional phenomenological focus on face-to-face interaction, Watsuji argues that communication technologies—which now include Internet-enabled technologies and spaces—are expressive vehicles enabling new forms of emotional expression, shared experiences, and modes of betweenness that would be otherwise inaccessible. Using Watsuji’s phenomenological analysis, we argue that the Internet is not simply a sophisticated form of communication technology that expresses our subjective spatiality (although it is), but that it actually gives rise to new forms of subjective spatiality itself. We conclude with an exploration of how certain aspects of our online interconnections are hidden from lay users in ways that have significant political and ethical implications.

Believe It or Not

2008 ◽  
pp. 2299-2307
Author(s):  
S. E. George
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Virtual Communities ◽  
Community Context ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Virtual Interaction ◽  
New Community ◽  
Philosophical Questions

This paper considers the development of virtual communities focusing upon virtual religion and its impact on humanity. It is important that religion is expressed communally and socially, and the Internet has provided a new community context for religiosity, linking people from geographically, socially, and culturally disparate backgrounds, facilitating interactivity as never before in an intriguing anthropological development. We find examples of “online religion” that are already occurring and see technology as playing a crucial positive role in humanity in the 21st century. While there are limitations with virtual interaction compared to face-to-face engagement, there are benefits, primarily that such technology starts to answer the deeper philosophical questions associated with technology, especially the question of how technology cannot rob people of the essence of what it is to be human. By facilitating virtual religion, technology assists the uniquely human pursuit of religiosity, and merely provides a new “meeting place” for exchange.

On the Internet, Nobody Knows You're a Girl: The Female Performance Advantage in Anonymous Virtual Teams

2007 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-47
Author(s):  
Emmeline de Pillis ◽  
Kimberly Furumo
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Teams ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Lower Performance ◽  
Female Performance

As work is increasingly done across borders, the quality of this work depends upon electronically connected virtual teams. We examine the performance of women and men in face-to-face versus anonymous virtual teams. In anonymous virtual teams, women significantly outperformed men. The performance of face-to-face teams was better overalperformance was equivalent to that of men in face to face teams. While virtual teams experience lower performance and satisfaction than face to face teams overall, this difference appears to be due to lowered performance in men.

Where Are They and Are You There Yet?

2011 ◽  
pp. 779-792
Author(s):  
Muesser Cemal Nat
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
High Tech ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Distance Courses

People’s environment is increasingly enriched and changed with computing devices which offer services that aid users in their daily activities. In addition, the way that people using the Internet have begun to change with these high-tech computing tools and devices. Following the recent trends on digital technologies, this chapter will discuss how to select and utilize existing Internet technologies for the benefits of education, and policies on using these technologies. The rapid improvements in the field of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and the wide introduction of the Internet have added a whole new dimension to education. There are seemingly limitless ways of using technologies and the Internet to enhance the quality of instruction, both in face-to-face courses as well as in distance courses. This chapter will also explain how technological advances and ICT policies are being applied to assist for both instructors and students.

scholarly journals Love and Marital Quality in Romantic Relationships Mediated and Non-Mediated by Internet

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (57) ◽  
pp. 105-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karla Rafaela Haack ◽  
Denise Falcke
Keyword(s):  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Marital Quality ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Physical Relationship ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Relationship

Love is one of the most desired feelings by human beings. According to the triangular theory of love, it is composed of three elements: intimacy, passion and decision/commitment, which constitutes a dimension related to the quality of love the partners perceive in their relationship. This study aims to compare the three elements of love and marital quality of 86 Internet users (43 in a relationship mediated by the Internet and 43 with a physical relationship). The results indicate that there is a significant difference in the intimacy, the decision/commitment and the whole dimension of love, as well as in the marital quality between partners who have a relationship mediated by Internet and the ones in a physical relationship. We can conclude that the Internet is a great tool for people to meet, but that it is important for the relationship to develop in a face-to-face context.

scholarly journals Identifying the Functions of Code Switching in a Computer Mediated Online Communication

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Areej Dawoud ◽  
Sayyed Rashid Shah
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Code Switching ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Conversational Analysis ◽  
Online Chat ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Context Specific

This study aims to explore the functions of code switching of English-Arabic speakers in a computer-based online communication. Its goal is to understand whether code switching on the internet has the same functions as face-to-face interaction in real time situation. In addition, it aims to highlight the different conversational characteristics of code switching in a virtual environment, such as online chat. Adopting a Conversational Analysis (CA) approach, the data were collected from online Paltalk chatrooms, specifically "BnatKSA". The six participants, three males and three females were proficient in English and Arabic languages. Using bidirectional English-Arabic code switching, the six participants frequently chatted online for two hours a day over a period of one month. The findings indicate a wide range of functions of code switching on the internet. Some of these functions are unique and context specific, which can be considered a contribution to the body of knowledge. The findings suggest that the range of code switching functions online is broader and more meaningful than face-to-face communication in real time situation.

scholarly journals Architecture and Protocol to Optimize Videoconference in Wireless Networks

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Jose M. Jimenez ◽  
José Luis García-Navas ◽  
Jaime Lloret ◽  
Oscar Romero
Keyword(s):  
Video Transmission ◽  
Quality Of Experience ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Military Operations ◽  
Medical Assistance ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Internet Connection ◽  
The Past ◽  
Business Meetings

In the past years, videoconferencing (VC) has become an essential means of communications. VC allows people to communicate face to face regardless of their location, and it can be used for different purposes such as business meetings, medical assistance, commercial meetings, and military operations. There are a lot of factors in real-time video transmission that can affect to the quality of service (QoS) and the quality of experience (QoE). The application that is used (Adobe Connect, Cisco Webex, and Skype), the internet connection, or the network used for the communication can affect to the QoE. Users want communication to be as good as possible in terms of QoE. In this paper, we propose an architecture for videoconferencing that provides better quality of experience than other existing applications such as Adobe Connect, Cisco Webex, and Skype. We will test how these three applications work in terms of bandwidth, packets per second, and delay using WiFi and 3G/4G connections. Finally, these applications are compared to our prototype in the same scenarios as they were tested, and also in an SDN, in order to improve the advantages of the prototype.

scholarly journals Mass Automated Internet Analysis and Cyberspace Transparency

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-44
Author(s):  
Marek Robak
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Communication Process ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Communication Analysis ◽  
Social Phenomena ◽  
The Social ◽  
Media Research ◽  
Method Group

Abstract One of the roles of media research is to explain social phenomena. The Internet became a place where society expresses itself and where society could be influenced or even manipulated. Therefore, online communication analysis becomes a tool that is expected to guarantee the transparency of the social communication process. Unfortunately, the size of the Internet makes analysis difficult, and traditional methods of analysing communication are not always enough or force the researcher to focus on a fragmentary data. The author asks a question which research methods are suitable for Internet research and allow to improve transparency. It focuses on the method group referred to in the article as Mass Automated Internet Analysis. In the final part, the author shows examples of several – existing or being developed – research methods and techniques (including data collection and data analysis field), what research methods can improve the quality of digital communications research.

scholarly journals Discursive Practices of Doctor-Patient Online-Communication (the Case of “Health.mail.ru”)

Discourse ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 73-86
Author(s):  
L. V. Iskanderova
Keyword(s):  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Social Practices ◽  
Medical Advice ◽  
Expert Assessment ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Medical Terminology ◽  
Discursive Practices ◽  
Online Services ◽  
Face To Face

Introduction. Nowadays medical online services are evolving rapidly and become more and more popular. Telemedicine is developed as a part of the Russian government program “The medical system 4P”. However, doctor-patient online communication has rarely been the subject of research in modern sociology. Nevertheless, online-services are valuable resource for researchers to study and analyze information that is difficult to obtain in other ways.Methodology and sources. The paper is devoted to the research of doctor-patient discursive practices on the internet medical advice forums by the example of “Health.mail.ru”. The general method  of  research  is  critical  discourse  analysis,  based  on the theory and methodology of N. Fairclough, which gives an opportunity to make suggestions about  social practices using text analysis  and  discursive practices analysis. A non-reactive strategy was used in the empirical research. During the research 28 800 messages, which include 14 400 messages from patients and 14 400 messages from doctors, were analyzed. Data analysis was performed in the “R” program.Results and discussion. As a result, some assumptions about social practices and discursive practices on the online forum were formulated. The main patient’s goal on online forums is avoiding face-to-face interaction with doctors in a hospital. One of doctor’s goals is promoting their services. Interaction is carried out in a form of request from the patient and expert assessment from the doctor in response. Usually, patients send their messages anonymously. Doctors, by contrast, emphasize their identity. It helps them to maintain their image and to legitimate their expertise. Doctor’s and patient’s discourses are using special medical terminology, and they are not interpreting it. It demands from the patients being experts.Conclusion. Online communication is a new type of doctor-patient communication, which is more democratic, more complementary and more impersonal than face-to-face communication. Usually doctor-patient online communication on the internet medical advice forums does not involve thorough analysis of individual patient’s situation and maintaining sustainable interpersonal relationships.

scholarly journals Use Of Online Communication Media “Google Classroom” In Lecture Activities During The Covid-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-44
Author(s):  
Meri Suarti ◽  
Sri Narti ◽  
Asnawati Asnawati
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Relative Advantage ◽  
Communication Media ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Level Of Use ◽  
The Media

During the Covid-19 pandemic, lectures at Unived Bengkulu were conducted online. One of the media used to facilitate online communication during lectures is google classroom. Lecturing through google classroom is a new innovation for lecturers and students who previously lectured face to face and then conducted online. To find out the use of online communication media, google classroom in lectures at Unived Bengkulu during the Covid-19 pandemic, the author uses the characteristics of innovation from Everett M. Rogers which has five characteristics that can affect the level of use of an innovation, namely relative advantage, compatibility, complexity, trialability, and observability. This research uses descriptive qualitative methods with data collection techniques of observation, interviews, and documentation. The technique of determining informants using purposive sampling, the informants consisted of three lecturers and nine students. The results of the study state that based on the characteristics of its relative advantage, google classroom is a flexible, simple and efficient medium. Based on the characteristics of compatibility, Google Classroom is considered suitable for use during this pandemic, because Google Classroom can be accessed anywhere and anytime that is connected to the internet. Complexity is felt in difficult networks, especially in rural areas. Based on observations during the trial in the early semester, this media can be reused in the following semester. The use of online communication media google classroom in lectures during the Covid-19 pandemic at Dehasen Bengkulu University ran smoothly and was suitable to be applied during the Covid-19 period, even though constraints with network, but this could be overcome because it had a deadline given by the lecturer.

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