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The influence of textese on adolescents' perceptions of text message writers
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posted on 2023-05-21, 12:09 authored by Nenagh KempNenagh Kemp, Graham, J, Rachel Grieve, Beyersmann, EText messages are characterised by a casual language style, 'textese' (e.g., c u on thurs). This study investigated adolescents' perceptions of the use of different levels of textese in digital messages which varied in their intended recipient (friend, teacher). Grade 8 students in Australia (N = 90, aged 13-14 years) each read six text messages purportedly written by a fellow student, and rated the extent to which they agreed (on a 7-point Likert scale) that the message writer was intelligent, paid attention to detail, used an appropriate writing style, and was friendly. Overall, participants rated message senders most favourably on all measures when they used no textese, and least favourably when they used high levels of textese. This pattern was even stronger when messages were addressed to teachers rather than same-aged friends. The findings suggest that adolescents are sensitive to both writing style and recipient when considering digital messages.
History
Publication title
Telematics and InformaticsVolume
65Article number
101720Number
101720Pagination
1-11ISSN
0736-5853Department/School
School of Psychological SciencesPublisher
Elsevier LtdPlace of publication
United KingdomRepository Status
- Restricted