Research Note: Individual Differences in Perceptions of Internet Communication

@article{citeulike:2463839, abstract = {Drawing on a survey among 687 adolescents, this article investigates to what extent their perceptions of internet communication differ and what background variables (i.e. age, gender, social anxiety, loneliness, need for affiliation) underlie these differences. The analysis focuses on how adolescents perceive the controllability, reciprocity, breadth and depth of internet communication in comparison with face-to-face communication. Younger, socially anxious and lonely adolescents more strongly value the controllability of internet communication and perceive it as broader, deeper and more reciprocal than older, non-socially anxious and non-lonely adolescent respondents. Boys perceive internet communication as more reciprocal than girls do. The greater the adolescents' need for affiliation, the more often they regard internet communication as deeper than face-to- face communication. The findings suggest that a stronger focus on perceptions of internet communication may improve understanding of the internet as a social medium. 10.1177/0267323105064046}, author = {Peter, Jochen and Valkenburg, Patti M. }, citeulike-article-id = {2463839}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0267323105064046}, journal = {European Journal of Communication}, keywords = {\_read4, communication, ict, perception, virtual\_space}, month = {June}, number = {2}, pages = {213--226}, posted-at = {2008-03-04 10:23:16}, priority = {2}, title = {Research Note: Individual Differences in Perceptions of Internet Communication}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0267323105064046}, volume = {21}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2463839 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2463839 TI - Research Note: Individual Differences in Perceptions of Internet Communication JF - European Journal of Communication VL - 21 IS - 2 SP - 213 EP - 226 N2 - Drawing on a survey among 687 adolescents, this article investigates to what extent their perceptions of internet communication differ and what background variables (i.e. age, gender, social anxiety, loneliness, need for affiliation) underlie these differences. The analysis focuses on how adolescents perceive the controllability, reciprocity, breadth and depth of internet communication in comparison with face-to-face communication. Younger, socially anxious and lonely adolescents more strongly value the controllability of internet communication and perceive it as broader, deeper and more reciprocal than older, non-socially anxious and non-lonely adolescent respondents. Boys perceive internet communication as more reciprocal than girls do. The greater the adolescents' need for affiliation, the more often they regard internet communication as deeper than face-to- face communication. The findings suggest that a stronger focus on perceptions of internet communication may improve understanding of the internet as a social medium. 10.1177/0267323105064046 KW - _read4 KW - communication KW - ict KW - perception KW - virtual_space AU - Peter, Jochen AU - Valkenburg, Patti PY - 2006/06/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0267323105064046 ER -