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Social Interactions Across Media: Interpersonal Communication on the Internet, Telephone and Face-to-Face

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Baym, Nancy K., Zhang, Yan Bing, Lin, Mei-Chen·2004·New Media & Society

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Two studies compared college students’ interpersonal interaction online, face-to-face, and on the telephone. A communication diary assessed the relative amount of social interactions college students conducted online compared to face-to-face conversation and telephone calls. Results indicated that while the internet was integrated into college students’ social lives, face-to-face communication remained the dominant mode of interaction. Participants reported using the internet as often as the telephone. A survey compared reported use of the internet within local and long distance social circles to the use of other media within those circles, and examined participants’ most recent significant social interactions conducted across media in terms of purposes, contexts, and quality. Internet interaction was perceived as high in quality, but slightly lower than other media. Results were compared to previous conceptualizations of the roles of internet in one’s social life.

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Authors
Baym, N. K., Zhang, Y. B., & Lin, M.-C.
Affiliations
University of Kansas (US)
Corresponding author
Baym, Nancy K.
Venue
New Media & Society
Published
2004-06
Volume
6
Issue
3
Pages
299-318
ISSN
  • 1461-4448 (ISSN-L)
  • 1461-7315
OpenAlex
W2565744304
Cited by
471
References
23
Citations by year
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FWCI
11.43
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • New Media & Society (publishedVersion)
  • KU ScholarWorks (University of Kansas) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Networks and Communications › Media and Digital Communication
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Digital Communication and Language
Keywords
online social interaction, face-to-face communication, telephone communication, university students, media use, interpersonal communication, communication quality, local social networks

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