Emotional Expression Online: Gender Differences in Emoticon Use
Emotional Expression Online: Gender Differences in Emoticon Use
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在线情感表达:表情符号使用的性别差异
DOI:
10.1089/10949310050191809
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发表时间:
2000
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通讯作者:
Alecia Wolf
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作者:
Alecia Wolf
The analysis of emoticon (emotional icon) use in online newsgroups appears to reinforce the stereotype of the emotional female and the inexpressive male until further examination suggests otherwise. The most interesting finding of this study is illustrated by the pattern of change that develops for both genders when they move from a predominantly same gender newsgroup to a mixed-gender newsgroup. The changes that take place in emoticon use when moving from same-gender to mixed-gender newsgroups indicate that rather than the emotional expression of females being silenced or muted by male encoding of emoticons, males adopt the female standard of expressing more emotion. Furthermore, women have added dimensions including solidarity, support, assertion of positive feelings, and thanks, which were absent from the male-created definition of emoticons and their use.