Gender Differences on Self-disclosure in Face-to-Face Versus E-mail Communication

DOI

10.2991/icelaic-14.2014.184How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Self-disclosure, face-to-face communication, computer-mediated communication

Abstract

Computer-mediated communication patterns have revolutionized traditional interpersonal communication. This study investigates gender differences of self-disclosure in face-to-face communication and e-mail usage. 297 Chinese students were included in the study. Participants completed a questionnaire regarding the degree of self-disclosure on different conversational topics and to selected target persons, in the forms of face-to-face communication and electronic-mail communication respectively. Results indicate that females are more likely than males to disclose in both situations. Gender differences in conversational topics were also noted in the paper.

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© 2014, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Tong Yu
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DA  - 2014/05
TI  - Gender Differences on Self-disclosure in Face-to-Face Versus E-mail Communication
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Education, Language, Art and Intercultural Communication
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 730
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SN  - 2352-5398
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