You've Got Mail: Identity Perceptions Based on Email Usernames

Location

CSU 204

Start Date

27-4-2009 8:00 AM

End Date

27-4-2009 10:00 AM

Student's Major

Communication Studies

Student's College

Arts and Humanities

Mentor's Name

Warren Sandmann

Mentor's Department

Communication Studies

Mentor's College

Arts and Humanities

Description

Do you "know" who is e-mailing you? How do people constmct identity when there is no face-to-face communication? This study explores the idea that email recipients use the email usemame of the sender as a mediated cue to make basic assumptions of the identity of the sender. A total of 215 participants completed self-report surveys asking their perceptions of a fictional work group member including sex, age, race, and work productivity. Most participants were able to create a basic identity of their fictitious group member based solely on their email usemame.

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You've Got Mail: Identity Perceptions Based on Email Usernames

CSU 204

Do you "know" who is e-mailing you? How do people constmct identity when there is no face-to-face communication? This study explores the idea that email recipients use the email usemame of the sender as a mediated cue to make basic assumptions of the identity of the sender. A total of 215 participants completed self-report surveys asking their perceptions of a fictional work group member including sex, age, race, and work productivity. Most participants were able to create a basic identity of their fictitious group member based solely on their email usemame.

Recommended Citation

Pelletier, Laura. "You've Got Mail: Identity Perceptions Based on Email Usernames." Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mankato, MN, April 27, 2009.
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/urs/2009/oral-session-02/5