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Xie, Wenjing; Newhagen, John E.

The Effects of Communication Interface Proximity on User Anxiety for Crime Alerts Received on Desktop, Laptop, and Hand-Held Devices

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  • Medientyp: E-Artikel
  • Titel: The Effects of Communication Interface Proximity on User Anxiety for Crime Alerts Received on Desktop, Laptop, and Hand-Held Devices
  • Beteiligte: Xie, Wenjing; Newhagen, John E.
  • Erschienen: SAGE Publications, 2014
  • Erschienen in: Communication Research, 41 (2014) 3, Seite 375-403
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • DOI: 10.1177/0093650212448670
  • ISSN: 0093-6502; 1552-3810
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  • Beschreibung: This experiment investigates effects of communication interface proximity, which was conceptualized as three different media platforms (desktop, laptop, and hand-held device), on college students’ anxiety when receiving emergency alerts about on-campus crimes via emails and text messages. It proposes a new dimension of proximity, interface proximity, and suggests a shift in the emphasis of proximity from audience to event to user to interface. Ninety seven students received alerts on one of the three devices for 2 days. User anxiety increased for news-like information such as crime alerts and varied according to the proximity of the media platform. A three-level model of anxiety, including trait anxiety, media exposure to negative compelling news, and a trigger event, all contributed to participants’ anxiety.