Impacts of Short Message Service Texting on University Students in Malaysia

Impacts of Short Message Service Texting on University Students in Malaysia

Short Message Service (SMS) texting is widely used in this technological era, which has led to the questioning of the social and psychological effects of this communication medium. The objective of this study is to investigate the social and psychological influence on using SMS texts among universit...

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Main Author: Andrew, Yau-hau Tse
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Published: 2012
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P Philology. Linguistics
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spelling ump-21532012-02-14T06:49:22Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/2153/ Impacts of Short Message Service Texting on University Students in Malaysia Andrew, Yau-hau Tse P Philology. Linguistics Short Message Service (SMS) texting is widely used in this technological era, which has led to the questioning of the social and psychological effects of this communication medium. The objective of this study is to investigate the social and psychological influence on using SMS texts among university students in Malaysia. A sample of 971 respondents completed the online questionnaire. The findings indicated that there was a clear distinction between ‘Texters’ and ‘Talkers’ in the way they use their mobile phones and their underlying incentives. The key finding in the analysis was that Texters tend to form close ‘text circles’ with their own social ecology, interlinking with a close group of friends. Compared to Talkers, Texters were found to be more lonely and socially anxious, and likely to unveil their ‘real-self’ through text than voice communication. To conclude, people use their phones differently because they have different personalities and needs. Keywords: Verbal and non-verbal communication, Mobile phones, SMS texting 2012-01 Article PeerReviewed Andrew, Yau-hau Tse (2012) Impacts of Short Message Service Texting on University Students in Malaysia. Asian Social Science, 8 (1). pp. 107-110. ISSN 1911-2017 http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ass/article/view/14047/9791
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Impacts of Short Message Service Texting on University Students in Malaysia
description Short Message Service (SMS) texting is widely used in this technological era, which has led to the questioning of the social and psychological effects of this communication medium. The objective of this study is to investigate the social and psychological influence on using SMS texts among university students in Malaysia. A sample of 971 respondents completed the online questionnaire. The findings indicated that there was a clear distinction between ‘Texters’ and ‘Talkers’ in the way they use their mobile phones and their underlying incentives. The key finding in the analysis was that Texters tend to form close ‘text circles’ with their own social ecology, interlinking with a close group of friends. Compared to Talkers, Texters were found to be more lonely and socially anxious, and likely to unveil their ‘real-self’ through text than voice communication. To conclude, people use their phones differently because they have different personalities and needs. Keywords: Verbal and non-verbal communication, Mobile phones, SMS texting
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author Andrew, Yau-hau Tse
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title Impacts of Short Message Service Texting on University Students in Malaysia
title_short Impacts of Short Message Service Texting on University Students in Malaysia
title_full Impacts of Short Message Service Texting on University Students in Malaysia
title_fullStr Impacts of Short Message Service Texting on University Students in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Impacts of Short Message Service Texting on University Students in Malaysia
title_sort impacts of short message service texting on university students in malaysia
publishDate 2012
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