Summary: Following the Collective Information Sampling Model (Stasser & Titus, 1985), groups are more likely to discuss information if it is held by all members (shared information) than if it is held by only one member (unshared information). As groups ...
Easy Living in a Virtual World? Borderline-Specific Cognitions and Internet UsageInstability of interpersonal relationships is a characteristic feature of the Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Particularly issues of closeness and distance led to the ...
Experts’ audience design in web-based communication: The role of heuristics regarding shared previous knowledgeAbstract. Due to the fact that cues are reduced that support adaptation in face to face (ftf) communication, in written, asynchronous ...
Collaborative knowledge construction in computer-mediated communication: Effects of cooperation scripts on aquisition of application-oriented knowledgeAbstract. Goals of this study are the analysis and the facilitation of knowledge acquisition in ...
Computer-aided quantitative textanalysis: Equivalence and reliability of the German adaptation of the Linguistic Inquiry and Word CountAbstract. We introduce the German adaptation of the Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC), a computer-aided ...
The Influence of Group Memberships on the Information Exchange in Digital MediaAbstract. Digital media have become a central means for information exchange in learning and work environments. The decrease of social cues during computer-mediated ...
Self-help internet message boards for suicidal peopleAbstract.Theoretical background: In clinical circles, the evaluation of risks and/or benefits of internet message boards, in which users discuss their suicidal thoughts, has been found to be very ...