Staying connected while on the move: Cell phone use and social connectedness Export

@article{citeulike:1355534, abstract = {As people integrate use of the cell phone into their lives, do they view it as just an update of the fixed telephone or assign it special values? This study explores that question in the framework of gratifications sought and their relationship both to differential cell phone use and to social connectedness. Based on a survey of Taiwanese college students, we found that the cell phone supplements the fixed telephone as a means of strengthening users' family bonds, expanding their psychological neighborhoods, and facilitating symbolic proximity to the people they call. Thus, the cell phone has evolved from a luxury for businesspeople into an important facilitator of many users' social relationships. For the poorly connected socially, the cell phone offers a unique advantage: it confers instant membership in a community. Finally, gender was found to mediate how users exploit the cell phone to maintain social ties. 10.1177/1461444806059870}, author = {Wei, Ran and Lo, Ven-Hwei}, citeulike-article-id = {1355534}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1461444806059870}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://nms.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/8/1/53}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1177/1461444806059870}, journal = {New Media Society}, keywords = {cellphones, interaction, mobility}, month = {February}, number = {1}, pages = {53--72}, posted-at = {2009-08-12 17:14:01}, priority = {2}, title = {Staying connected while on the move: Cell phone use and social connectedness}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1461444806059870}, volume = {8}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1355534 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1355534 N2 - As people integrate use of the cell phone into their lives, do they view it as just an update of the fixed telephone or assign it special values? This study explores that question in the framework of gratifications sought and their relationship both to differential cell phone use and to social connectedness. Based on a survey of Taiwanese college students, we found that the cell phone supplements the fixed telephone as a means of strengthening users' family bonds, expanding their psychological neighborhoods, and facilitating symbolic proximity to the people they call. Thus, the cell phone has evolved from a luxury for businesspeople into an important facilitator of many users' social relationships. For the poorly connected socially, the cell phone offers a unique advantage: it confers instant membership in a community. Finally, gender was found to mediate how users exploit the cell phone to maintain social ties. 10.1177/1461444806059870 IS - 1 JF - New Media Society EP - 72 TI - Staying connected while on the move: Cell phone use and social connectedness VL - 8 SP - 53 KW - cellphones KW - interaction KW - mobility AU - Wei, Ran AU - Lo, Ven-Hwei PY - 2006/02/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1461444806059870 ER -