IM ok, you're ok AIMing for Communication: A study of Instant Messenger
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2002
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Haverford College. Department of Psychology
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A study of mostly college-aged users of Instant Messenger (IM) collected survey data from over 200 IM users. The typical IM user in this population chats mostly with real-life friends and uses IM both to feel casually in touch with those on the buddy list and sometimes for serious conversation. Males reported having more frequently made flirtations or harassing gestures on IM than did females. More active IM users were shown to be more extroverted, and less conscientious overall. Most subjects also reported using IM to keep in touch with people they would not ordinarily have.