Staying connected while on the move

By Ran Wei, Ven-Hwei Lo. New Media & Society, 2006

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Subfields: Communication, Sociology and Political Science

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Students' Silent Messages: Can Teacher Verbal and Nonverbal Immediacy Moderate Student Use of Text Messaging in Class? (2010, methodology): “…approach was originally employed to evaluate television news usage (see Palmgreen, Wenner, & Rayburn, 1980), researchers (e.g., Leung & Wei, 2000; Wei & Lo, 2006), employing the gratification sought (GS) perspective, predicted that affection was the top reason to make a family-oriented mobile…”
The iPhone Effect (2016, background): “In a study of Taiwanese college students, cell phones were found to facilitate the symbolic proximity to valued persons, strengthen familial bonds and social relationships, and expand their psychological neighborhoods by providing instant membership in a social community (Wei & Lo, 2006).”
Social connectedness, extraversion, and subjective well-being: Testing a mediation model (2008, background): “It also has been associated with length of home residency, marital status, religious affiliation, social networks, frequent conversations, and cell phone usage (Hawkley et al., 2005; Lee & Robbins, 1998; Wei & Lo, 2006).”
iFall: An android application for fall monitoring and response (2009, methodology): “Our approach is to use a worn device that billions of people already possess, a programmable cellular phone [25].”
How Do AI-driven Chatbots Impact User Experience? Examining Gratifications, Perceived Privacy Risk, Satisfaction, Loyalty, and Continued Use (2020, methodology): “Wei and Lo (2006) adopted the notion of technology gratifications to discuss the immediate responses that cell phones evoke among adopters.”
“Media Time = Family Time” (2014, background): “A number of studies would suggest that media can help families connect, especially with those living far away (Blair & Fletcher, 2010; Wei & Ven-Hwei, 2006).”
Mobile Communication in Romantic Relationships: Mobile Phone Use, Relational Uncertainty, Love, Commitment, and Attachment Styles (2010, background): “Further, recent evidence indicates that people can strengthen their family bonds (Wei & Lo, 2006), facilitate friendships (Ishii, 2006), and build mutual support (Campbell & Kelley, 2006) via mobile communication.”
Dependency on smartphone and the impact on purchase behaviour (2011, background): “The use of mobile phones has triggered consumer market demand as it forms a new dimension of virtual mobility to a continuing trend for geographically extended, faster and more personalized social interaction ( Wei and Lo, 2006”