Motives, frequency and attitudes toward emoji and emoticon use
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Resumo: | Electronic Mediated Communication (EMC) has become highly prevalent in our daily lives. Many of the communication formats used in EMC are text-based (e.g., instant messaging), and users often include visual paralinguistic cues in their messages. In the current study, we examined the usage of two such cues – emoji and emoticons. Specifically, we compared self-reported frequency of use, as well as attitudes (6 bipolar items, e.g., “fun” vs. “boring”) and motives for their usage (9 motives, e.g., “express how I feel to others”). We also examined these indicators according to age and gender. Overall, participants (N = 474, 72.6% women; Mage = 30.71, SD = 12.58) reported using emoji (vs. emoticons) more often, revealed more positive attitudes toward emoji usage, and identified more with motives to use them. Moreover, all the ratings were higher among younger (vs. older) participants. Results also showed that women reported to use emoji (but not emoticons) more often and expressed more positive attitudes toward their usage than men. However, these gender differences were particularly evident for younger participants. No gender differences were found for emoticons usage. These findings add to the emerging body of literature by showing the relevance of considering age and gender, and their interplay, when examining patterns of emoji and emoticons use. |
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Motives, frequency and attitudes toward emoji and emoticon useElectronic-mediated communicationEmojiEmoticonIndividual differencesNonverbal cuesSelf-report evaluationElectronic Mediated Communication (EMC) has become highly prevalent in our daily lives. Many of the communication formats used in EMC are text-based (e.g., instant messaging), and users often include visual paralinguistic cues in their messages. In the current study, we examined the usage of two such cues – emoji and emoticons. Specifically, we compared self-reported frequency of use, as well as attitudes (6 bipolar items, e.g., “fun” vs. “boring”) and motives for their usage (9 motives, e.g., “express how I feel to others”). We also examined these indicators according to age and gender. Overall, participants (N = 474, 72.6% women; Mage = 30.71, SD = 12.58) reported using emoji (vs. emoticons) more often, revealed more positive attitudes toward emoji usage, and identified more with motives to use them. Moreover, all the ratings were higher among younger (vs. older) participants. Results also showed that women reported to use emoji (but not emoticons) more often and expressed more positive attitudes toward their usage than men. However, these gender differences were particularly evident for younger participants. No gender differences were found for emoticons usage. These findings add to the emerging body of literature by showing the relevance of considering age and gender, and their interplay, when examining patterns of emoji and emoticons use.Veritati - Repositório Institucional da Universidade Católica PortuguesaPrada, MaríliaRodrigues, David L.Garrido, Margarida V.Lopes, DinizCavalheiro, BernardoGaspar, Rui2023-09-13T08:36:30Z2018-102018-10-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/42286eng0736-585310.1016/j.tele.2018.06.00585048471565000447575700010info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-09-19T01:42:02Zoai:repositorio.ucp.pt:10400.14/42286Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T20:29:31.015516Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Motives, frequency and attitudes toward emoji and emoticon use |
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Motives, frequency and attitudes toward emoji and emoticon use |
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Motives, frequency and attitudes toward emoji and emoticon use Prada, Marília Electronic-mediated communication Emoji Emoticon Individual differences Nonverbal cues Self-report evaluation |
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Motives, frequency and attitudes toward emoji and emoticon use |
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Motives, frequency and attitudes toward emoji and emoticon use |
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Motives, frequency and attitudes toward emoji and emoticon use |
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Motives, frequency and attitudes toward emoji and emoticon use |
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Motives, frequency and attitudes toward emoji and emoticon use |
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Prada, Marília |
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Prada, Marília Rodrigues, David L. Garrido, Margarida V. Lopes, Diniz Cavalheiro, Bernardo Gaspar, Rui |
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Rodrigues, David L. Garrido, Margarida V. Lopes, Diniz Cavalheiro, Bernardo Gaspar, Rui |
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Veritati - Repositório Institucional da Universidade Católica Portuguesa |
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Prada, Marília Rodrigues, David L. Garrido, Margarida V. Lopes, Diniz Cavalheiro, Bernardo Gaspar, Rui |
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Electronic-mediated communication Emoji Emoticon Individual differences Nonverbal cues Self-report evaluation |
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Electronic-mediated communication Emoji Emoticon Individual differences Nonverbal cues Self-report evaluation |
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Electronic Mediated Communication (EMC) has become highly prevalent in our daily lives. Many of the communication formats used in EMC are text-based (e.g., instant messaging), and users often include visual paralinguistic cues in their messages. In the current study, we examined the usage of two such cues – emoji and emoticons. Specifically, we compared self-reported frequency of use, as well as attitudes (6 bipolar items, e.g., “fun” vs. “boring”) and motives for their usage (9 motives, e.g., “express how I feel to others”). We also examined these indicators according to age and gender. Overall, participants (N = 474, 72.6% women; Mage = 30.71, SD = 12.58) reported using emoji (vs. emoticons) more often, revealed more positive attitudes toward emoji usage, and identified more with motives to use them. Moreover, all the ratings were higher among younger (vs. older) participants. Results also showed that women reported to use emoji (but not emoticons) more often and expressed more positive attitudes toward their usage than men. However, these gender differences were particularly evident for younger participants. No gender differences were found for emoticons usage. These findings add to the emerging body of literature by showing the relevance of considering age and gender, and their interplay, when examining patterns of emoji and emoticons use. |
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