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.
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
