Derek, You may want to check out the following piece: Hancock, J.T., & Dunham, P.J. (2001a). Impression Formation in Computer-Mediated Communication Revisited: An Analysis of the Breadth and Intensity of Impressions. Communication Research, 28, 325-347. The authors compare how participants in F2F and CMC environments perceive their partners differently. In the study, the participants were randomly assigned to groups of pairs--F2F pairs and CMC pairs--and they were asked to engage in task-oriented social interaction. After the task, the participants were asked to complete the NEO-Five Factor Inventory, a sort of adult personality test, at separate rooms. The authors discuss how the participants' responses differ. Cheers, Han On Feb 15, 2008 9:32 PM, Derek Hansen <shakmatt@gmail.com> wrote:
I have a methods question that I'm hoping someone can provide some pointers and insights into. I am going to use a method that seems like it would have been used before, but I've had trouble hunting down examples, likely because they would be buried in literature from many different disciplines. Here is the scenario...
I am going to perform a study of an IM interaction. I will have approximately 100 pairs that will communicate with each other via IM. People on one side of the interaction will ask a question and people on the other side will answer the question. After the interaction, each participant will fill out a brief questionnaire about the interaction. I am interested in comparing the different perceptions of the same interaction (e.g., the timeliness and quality of the interaction).
Have any of you performed a similar study where people are paired up for some experience and then individually asked what their perceptions of the experience were? If so, do you have any pointers to papers or methods texts that I could review to get ideas on the specific analysis techniques or questions that I may want to consider? Any suggestions would be well appreciated.
Regards, Derek Hansen Assistant Professor College of Information Studies University of Maryland _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org
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