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Online Communication (online + communication)
Selected AbstractsOnline Communication and Adolescent Social Ties: Who benefits more from Internet use?,JOURNAL OF COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION, Issue 3 2009Sook Jung Lee Literature suggests 4 hypotheses to explain social outcomes of online communication among adolescents: displacement, increase, rich-get-richer, and social-compensation hypotheses. The present study examines which hypothesis is supported, considering differences in social ties (time vs. quality of social relationships; parent-child relationships; friendships; school connectedness). This study's sample was 1,312 adolescents ages 12 to 18. Displacement hypothesis predicted negative associations between time in online communication and time with parents, but time with friends was not displaced. Examination of relationships among earlier sociability, online communication, and cohesive friendships supported the rich-get-richer hypothesis. That is, adolescents who already had strong social relationships at earlier ages were more likely to use online communication, which in turn predicted more cohesive friendships and better connectedness to school. [source] Linguistic Innovations and Interactional Features of Casual Online Communication in JapaneseJOURNAL OF COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION, Issue 1 2003Yukiko Nishimura This study explores the linguistic and interactional properties of informal asynchronous computer-mediated communication (CMC) in Japanese. Using Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) messages as the primary source of data, the study identifies innovative uses of kanji, other scripts and punctuation, and examines the incorporation of such informal spoken features as final particles. Young Japanese BBS users are found to employ colloquial language online as if conversing offline, and interact appropriately with their fellow participants in their Internet community. [source] Online Communication as a Potential Travel Medicine Research Tool: Analysis of Messages Posted on the TravelMed ListservJOURNAL OF TRAVEL MEDICINE, Issue 1 2009Liane Macdonald MD Background Access to the Internet and electronic mail has created opportunities for online discussion that can facilitate medical education and clinical problem solving. Research into the use of these information technologies is increasing and the analysis of these tools can support and guide the activities of professional organizations, including educational endeavors. Objective The initial objective was to analyze patterns of information exchange on the International Society of Travel Medicine's (ISTM) travel health electronic mailing list related to a specific area of society interest. Secondary objectives included the analysis of listserv use in relation to subscriber demographics and rates of participation to support travel health educational activities. Methods This study examined the use of the ISTM TravelMed listserv over an 8-month period from January 1, 2006, to July 31, 2006. Descriptive data analysis included TravelMed user demographics, the type of posting, the topic and frequency of postings, and the source of information provided. Results During the study period, 911 (47%) of the eligible ISTM members subscribed to the TravelMed listserv. About 369 of these subscribers posted 1,710 individual messages. About 1,506 (88%) postings were educational; 207 (12%) postings were administrative. A total of 389 (26%) of the educational postings were primary queries and 1,120 (74%) were responses, with a mean string length of 2.9 responses per query (range: 1,51). Twenty participants contributed 40% of the educational postings. The topics with the most frequent postings were vaccines and vaccine-preventable diseases (473/31%) and malaria (258/17%). Postings focused on special populations, including pregnant women or immigrants, comprised a total of 14 postings (<1%). Conclusions During the study period, a limited number of ISTM members (19%) authored postings on the listserv. Regular discussion centered on a limited number of recurring topics. The analysis provides several opportunities for the support of educational initiatives, clinical problem solving, and program evaluation. [source] What happens after diagnosis?HEALTH EXPECTATIONS, Issue 2 2009Understanding the experiences of patients with newly-diagnosed bipolar disorder Abstract Bipolar disorder is chronic condition involving episodes of both depression and elevated mood, associated with significant disability and high relapse rates. Recent estimates suggest a lifetime prevalence of 5%. Little is known about the subjective experiences of patients after receiving a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, and the impact of these experiences on patients' willingness and ability to work with their health professionals to find the most effective combination of treatments and to set up self-management plans. Objective, This paper describes a qualitative study exploring the experiences and difficulties faced by patients after they have received a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, as expressed online to expert patients trained to provide informed support. Design, Qualitative study. Setting, Online communication within a public health service setting. Participants, Twenty-six participants with recently-diagnosed bipolar disorder communicated online with ,Informed Supporters', people who had been managing their bipolar disorder effectively for 2 years or more, as part of an online psycho-education programme. Results, Participants cited unwanted side-effects of medication, coping with unpleasant symptoms, positive and negative reactions to the diagnosis, identifying early warning signs and triggers of the illness, the loss of a sense of self, uncertainty about their future and stigma as issues of major importance after diagnosis. Conclusions, Personal concerns and difficulties following diagnosis can undermine effective treatment, thwart self-management efforts and interfere with effective functioning. Such data are important for clinicians to take into account when they work in partnership with their patients to fine-tune treatments and help them set up self-management plans. [source] The European computer driving licence and the use of computers by dental studentsEUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DENTAL EDUCATION, Issue 1 2009G. S. Antonarakis Abstract The use of computers within the dental curriculum for students is vital for many aspects of their studies. The aim of this study was to assess how dental students who had obtained the European computer driving licence (ECDL) qualification (an internationally-recognised standard of competence) through taught courses, felt about the qualification, and how it changed their habits vis-à-vis computers, and information and communication technology. This study was carried out as a descriptive, one-off, cross-sectional survey. A questionnaire was distributed to 100 students who had successfully completed the course, with questions pertaining to the use of email, word processing and Internet for course-works, Medline for research, computer based learning, online lecture notes, and online communication with members of staff, both before and after ECDL qualification. Scaled responses were given. The attitudes of students towards the course were also assessed. The frequencies and percentage distributions of the responses to each question were analysed. It was found that dental students who follow ECDL teaching and successfully complete its requirements, seem to increase the frequency with which they use email, word processing and Internet for course works, Medline for research purposes, computer based learning, online lecture notes, and online communication with staff. Opinions about the ECDL course varied, many dental students finding the course easy, enjoying it only a little, but admitting that it improved their computer skills. [source] Toward a theory of online communication in illness: concept analysis of illness blogsJOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING, Issue 7 2009Catherine McGeehin Heilferty Abstract Title.,Toward a theory of online communication in illness: concept analysis of illness blogs. Aim., This paper is a report of a concept analysis of illness blogs and their relevance to nursing research on communication during illness. Background., Blogs are being used by patients and family members to describe the experience of illness, but very little is known about this phenomenon. Data sources., Seventeen English language databases and one Internet search engine were searched from 1990 to 2007 using the truncated term ,blog*'. Specific illness terms together with ,blog*', for example, blog* and diabetes; and blog* and cancer, were used to expand the search. Review methods., Reports were included if they were of qualitative or quantitative research that included a definition of blogs or blogging and some identification or description of blog uses pertinent to the discipline. Specific emphasis was placed on blog use by individuals coping with illness experiences. ,Meta' writings by authors about their own blogging intentions and experiences were excluded. Results., An illness blog is the online expression of the narrative of illness. Theoretical and operational definitions, defining attributes, uses, antecedents and consequences were developed. The literature search returned 45 works from 17 disciplines referring to the definition and uses of blogging. Support is offered from the review of literature and analysis of the concept for the development of a theory of online communication during illness. Conclusion., Reading and incorporating illness blogs into care will enhance patient-provider relationships. Analysis of the narratives being created online about the illness experience will contribute significantly to nursing's body of knowledge. [source] Online Communication and Adolescent Social Ties: Who benefits more from Internet use?,JOURNAL OF COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION, Issue 3 2009Sook Jung Lee Literature suggests 4 hypotheses to explain social outcomes of online communication among adolescents: displacement, increase, rich-get-richer, and social-compensation hypotheses. The present study examines which hypothesis is supported, considering differences in social ties (time vs. quality of social relationships; parent-child relationships; friendships; school connectedness). This study's sample was 1,312 adolescents ages 12 to 18. Displacement hypothesis predicted negative associations between time in online communication and time with parents, but time with friends was not displaced. Examination of relationships among earlier sociability, online communication, and cohesive friendships supported the rich-get-richer hypothesis. That is, adolescents who already had strong social relationships at earlier ages were more likely to use online communication, which in turn predicted more cohesive friendships and better connectedness to school. [source] Linguistic politeness and face-work in computer-mediated communication, Part 1: A theoretical frameworkJOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Issue 13 2008Jung-ran Park Our daily social interaction is anchored in interpersonal discourse; accordingly, the phenomenon of linguistic politeness is prevalent in daily social interaction. Such linguistic behavior underscores the fact that linguistic politeness is a critical component of human communication. Speech participants utilize linguistic politeness to avoid and reduce social friction and enhance each other's face, or public self-image, during social interaction. It is face-work that underlies the interpersonal function of language use and encompasses all verbal and nonverbal realizations that bring forth one's positive social value, namely, face. Face-work is founded in and built into dynamic social relations; these social and cultural relations and context directly affect the enactment of face-work. Analysis and a subsequent understanding of sociointerpersonal communication are critical to the fostering of successful interaction and collaboration. Linguistic politeness theory is well positioned to provide a framework for an analysis of social interaction and interpersonal variables among discourse participants inasmuch as it is applicable not only to face-to-face social interactions but also to those interactions undertaken through online communication. [source] How do you write "yes"?: A study on the effectiveness of online dispute resolutionCONFLICT RESOLUTION QUARTERLY, Issue 3 2003Anne-Marie G. Hammond This article is derived from original research into the applicability and effectiveness of online dispute resolution, particularly mediation, for resolving disputes in the real and virtual worlds. It records the experience of a variety of mediators and disputants in fifteen online mediation simulations, using eight different dispute scenarios, some of them multiparty, in consumer transactions, insurance claims, and workplace and family cases. The objective of the study was to seek answers to the questions: How can online communications be organized and managed so that parties have the greatest possible opportunity to achieve a mutually beneficial agreement? What behaviors, skills, strategies, and techniques will most enhance effective communications? What is required in an online process to effectively facilitate communications and enable the resolution of disputes? [source] Language Choice Online: Globalization and Identity in EgyptJOURNAL OF COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION, Issue 4 2002Mark Warschauer The dominance of English on the Internet in the medium's early years caused great consternation about a possible threat to local languages and cultures. Though the hegemony of English online has since weakened, there is still concern about how English and other languages interact online, but there has been almost no research on this issue. This paper combines linguistic analysis, a survey, and interviews to examine English and Arabic language use in online communications by a group of young professionals in Egypt. The study indicates that, among this group, English is used overwhelmingly in Web use and in formal e-mail communication, but that a Romanized version of Egyptian Arabic is used extensively in informal e-mail messages and online chats. This online use of English and Arabic is analyzed in relation to broader social trends of language, technology, globalization, and identity. [source] | ||||||||||