“OMG I just LOVE pizza.” Is this statement sarcastic? Is it heartfelt? As our everyday communication is increasingly text-driven, inferring emotion from messages is an important skill. If the receiver of the message is a friend, they should be able to understand the sender’s emotion better than a complete stranger. But a recent study by…
Read MoreIn Texting, Punctuation Conveys Different Emotions. Period.
By Christina Passariello for the WSJ Technology is changing language, period. The use of a period in text messages conveys insincerity, annoyance and abruptness, according to a new study from the State University of New York Binghamton. Omitting better communicates the conversational tone of a text message, the study says. As with any study by…
Read MoreFace-to-Face Socializing More Powerful than Phone Calls, Emails in Guarding against Depression
In a slight knock on digital and telephone communications, a new study points to the unsurpassed mental health benefits of regular face-to-face social interactions among older adults. Study participants who regularly met in person with family and friends were less likely to report symptoms of depression, compared with participants who emailed or spoke on the…
Read MoreText Messaging May Be Increasing Your Anxiety
from Popular Science People tend to interpret ambiguous text messages negatively, especially if they’re sent from a female friend, says a study in September’s Computers in Human Behavior. Text messaging is one of the most popular forms of communication, particularly among young adults. According to the Pew Research Center, people between the ages of 18…
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