表題番号：2012B-219
日付：2013/04/07
研究課題英語圏二カ国における携帯メールコミュニケーションの感情伝達の特徴に関する国際比較
| 研究者所属（当時） | 資格 | 氏名 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| （代表者） | 人間科学学術院 | 教授 | Ｓｃｏｔｔ Ｄｏｕｇｌａｓｓ |
- 研究成果概要
- This special project funding was used to expand our research on young people’s use of mobile phones in different countries. The original study was funded by the Advanced Research Center for Human Sciences in the School of Human Sciences, Waseda University, and focused on American, Japanese, and Chinese young people's use of mobile phones. Three data sets were collected: Demographic data, gender communication, and a study of interpersonal closeness.
Based on the original study, we want to expand our research into more countries, especially those with large native English-speaking populations. The current Special Funding was used to develop our contacts in these countries in preparation for full-scale data collection. Although America was part of the original study, it was retained in the current study because of its heavy influence on technology development and use. In addition to maintaining our established contacts, we visited some new universities (e.g. University of California Los Angeles, University of Southern California) to expand the pool of potential study sites. We also continued our discussion with professors in Canada about conducting research on their campuses. We received positive feedback and believe we can collect sufficient data for our project. If additional funding can be secured, we should be able to collect enough data in these two countries to expand our cross-cultural comparison of young people’s mobile phone use.