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Kang, Seok. "Disembodiment in Online Social Interaction: Impact of Online Chat on Social Support and Psychosocial Well-Being" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Dresden International Congress Centre, Dresden, Germany, Jun 16, 2006 <Not Available>. 2008-10-09 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p90067_index.html>

Kang, S. , 2006-06-16 "Disembodiment in Online Social Interaction: Impact of Online Chat on Social Support and Psychosocial Well-Being" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Dresden International Congress Centre, Dresden, Germany Online <PDF>. 2008-10-09 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p90067_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: This study explores the role of disembodiment—telepresence in cyberspace—in online chat use and its effects on social psychosocial well-being. Specifically, this study examines the influence of disembodiment along with demographics and online chat use on social support, loneliness, and depression. The results suggest that disembodiment in online interaction is a compelling contributor to increased loneliness and depression and decreased social support. However, the amount of online chat use is a positive indicator of several variables of social psychological well-being. These paradoxical results show that online interaction is a social technology used for offline connection, but interactants’ preference for disembodiment is associated with declines in social support and psychosocial well-being. As consistent with the findings of previous studies about online interaction particularly among young interactants, interaction motives such as preference and disembodiment affect negative outcomes, whereas amount of time does not predict the same outcomes. Experience with online interaction, various motives for online social interaction including disembodiment, or advances in communication technologies may help to explain the discrepancy across studies of online social interaction.

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