Multimodal Connectedness and Communication Patterns: A comparative study across Europe, the U.S., and China
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Standard
Multimodal Connectedness and Communication Patterns : A comparative study across Europe, the U.S., and China. / Zhou, Baohua; Su, Chris Chao; Liu, Jun.
In: New Media & Society, Vol. 23, No. 7, 01.07.2021, p. 1773–1797.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Harvard
APA
Vancouver
Author
Bibtex
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
T1 - Multimodal Connectedness and Communication Patterns
T2 - A comparative study across Europe, the U.S., and China
AU - Zhou, Baohua
AU - Su, Chris Chao
AU - Liu, Jun
PY - 2021/7/1
Y1 - 2021/7/1
N2 - This study investigates the relationships between social connectedness and communication patterns from seven countries across the globe. In contrast to most existing studies, which focus on either single medium use or ICT-mediated multimodal connectedness, the study considers how people select and combine a set of communication modes for social connectedness. With survey data from the United States, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Hungary, and the Chinese mainland, the study examines the complexity of multimodal connectedness, that is, the diversity and the frequency of multiple communication modes and media through which people maintain their connections with different social relations. A latent class analysis identifies six clusters in the diversity and the frequency to illustrate the similarities and differences of communication patterns. Sociodemographic and country variables play distinct roles in predicting the clusters in the diversity and frequency dimensions, respectively. The theoretical and practical implications of this comparative study are discussed.
AB - This study investigates the relationships between social connectedness and communication patterns from seven countries across the globe. In contrast to most existing studies, which focus on either single medium use or ICT-mediated multimodal connectedness, the study considers how people select and combine a set of communication modes for social connectedness. With survey data from the United States, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Hungary, and the Chinese mainland, the study examines the complexity of multimodal connectedness, that is, the diversity and the frequency of multiple communication modes and media through which people maintain their connections with different social relations. A latent class analysis identifies six clusters in the diversity and the frequency to illustrate the similarities and differences of communication patterns. Sociodemographic and country variables play distinct roles in predicting the clusters in the diversity and frequency dimensions, respectively. The theoretical and practical implications of this comparative study are discussed.
U2 - 10.1177/14614448211015986
DO - 10.1177/14614448211015986
M3 - Journal article
VL - 23
SP - 1773
EP - 1797
JO - New Media & Society
JF - New Media & Society
SN - 1461-4448
IS - 7
ER -
ID: 241416800