For teens, multitasking makes them feel better—and worse
Multitasking makes adolescents feel both more positively and more negatively about the main task they're trying to accomplish, a new study finds.
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Human Communication Research concentrates on presenting the best empirical work in the area of human communication. The journal works to advance understanding of human symbolic processes with a strong emphasis on theory-driven research, the development of new theoretical models in communication, and the development of innovative methods for observing and measuring communication behavior. The journal has a broad social-science focus and as important applications to scholars in psychology, sociology, linguistics, and anthropology, as well as areas of communication studies. Human Communication Research is one of the official journals of the prestigious International Communication Association and is read by more than 3,500 of its members. It is a top-ranked communication studies journal and one of the top ten journals in the field of human communication. Major topic areas for the journal include language and social interaction, nonverbal communication, interpersonal communication, organizational communication and new technologies, mass communication, health communication, intercultural communication, and developmental issues in communication.
Multitasking makes adolescents feel both more positively and more negatively about the main task they're trying to accomplish, a new study finds.
Oct 30, 2019
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People might survive by eating just one type of food, but they will hardly thrive. Similarly, a new study co-written by a University of Kansas researcher suggests that humans need a balanced diet of social nutrition, including ...
Dec 9, 2019
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Just like real doctors and nurses, online health tools with good—but controlled—communication skills can promote healthier lifestyles, according to researchers. However, if their tone is conversational, these tools may ...
Feb 24, 2017
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A recent study by researchers at Chatham University in the journal Human Communication Research, found that friends are no better at interpreting correct emotional intent in emails than complete strangers.
Aug 30, 2016
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The impact of scary TV on children's wellbeing has been overstated, according to University of Sussex psychologists.
May 28, 2015
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The holiday season gives people the opportunity to reconnect with friends and family each year. Sometimes these interactions can be stressful, especially around the Thanksgiving table where a heated debate can occur. How ...
Nov 24, 2014
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Determining deception is a tool of the trade for law enforcement. The Good Cop/Bad Cop routine is etched in our minds as an effective method of finding out the truth. But prior research has shown that lie detecting is a 50/50 ...
Aug 15, 2014
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Does everybody lie? We are taught that this is common sense and that most people tell little white lies. But perhaps this isn't true. A recent paper published in Human Communication Research found that many people are honest ...
Dec 13, 2013
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The CDC reports that 77% of males wash their hands when leaving the restroom. Recent research, published in the journal Human Communication Research, found that this figure increased to 86% among men who were primed with ...
Jan 11, 2013
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Parents know that one day they will have to talk to their children about drug use. The hardest part is to decide whether or not talking about ones own drug use will be useful in communicating an antidrug message. Recent research, ...
Feb 22, 2013
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