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Face time still better than texting when establishing closeness
Even though there is a surge in texting and online messaging, face-to-face communication is still regarded as superior when it comes to social closeness. Face-to-face time expresses emotion and helps convey unspoken cues better than texting which is lacking thereof thus contributing to misinterpretation.
The findings are based on two different studies involving teens and young adults. The first study showed that teens who were away from their phones over the course of five days improved their recognition of nonverbal emotional cues, and the other study found that face-to-face time was more efficient in brightening people’s moods when they were stressed out.
Senior author of the first study Patricia Greenfield said, “This is an extremely important phenomenon. Young people’s social lives are occurring through technology rather than in person … and I think it’s a disaster for society if people can’t read the emotions of other people. Social life depends on it.”
Research has shown that children and young adults aged eight to 18 spend 7.5 hours using media outside of school hours. Phones and text messages are the most common forms of media this age group utilizes.
See more at http://www.belmarrahealth.com/face-time-still-better-than-texting-when-establishing-closeness/
