A Statistical Analysis of Electronic Instant Messaging Consequences in Networks

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

11-1-2018

Abstract

Instant messaging (IM) is a form of electronic message transmission in wireless, mobile and wired networks, where the message becomes immediately available to the recipients. Despite its widespread use and popularity, this technology can have certain consequences on people and ultimately the society where they live in. To understand some of these consequences, this paper investigates possible correlations between IM and some behavioral outcomes using real data collected from 500 graduate students. More specifically, the connection between IM-related afflictions and reported guilt are studied and established here, by conducting correlation and regression analyses. The main aim is examining the associations between IM usage and intimacy, self-reported addiction, as well as self-reported guilt. Our findings using collected data indicate a strong positive correlation between IM usage and self-reported guilt, as well as IM addiction and IM guilt. Findings underscore the significance of further research on IM usage in modern societies. The results are of interest to application developers and service providers to revise their IM tools designs to minimize negative consequences on the users; businesses and organizations and schools to optimize their performance and productivity, and healthcare professionals to treat people suffering from IM overuse and its consequences.

Identifier

85071517898 (Scopus)

ISBN

[9781538676936]

Publication Title

2018 9th IEEE Annual Ubiquitous Computing Electronics and Mobile Communication Conference Uemcon 2018

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1109/UEMCON.2018.8796618

First Page

235

Last Page

240

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