Lin Chien-Huang, Sun Ya-Chung, Lee Yueh-Chiang, Wu Shih-Chia
Graduate Institute of Business Administration, National Central University, Taiwan.
Adolescence. 2007 Summer;42(166):417-30.
Although Instant Messaging (IM) has established itself as one of the most popular modes of communication, little empirical research has explored how adolescents are affected by its use to satisfy their virtual interpersonal relationships. This research investigates cause and effect in the satisfaction of these relationships among adolescents in both their real and virtual life by using IM. Data were collected from 401 junior high school students via a questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, factor analysis, and SEM analysis methods were used to analyze the data. Primary findings indicate that (1) there is significant cause and effect on the adolescents' satisfaction with their interpersonal relationships between their real life and the virtual world (via IM); and (2) adolescents may enhance their interpersonal behavior by using IM, leading to an increase in satisfaction with their interpersonal relationships in the virtual world.
尽管即时通讯（IM）已成为最受欢迎的通讯方式之一，但很少有实证研究探讨青少年使用即时通讯来满足其虚拟人际关系时是如何受到影响的。本研究通过使用即时通讯调查青少年在现实生活和虚拟生活中这些人际关系满意度的因果关系。通过问卷调查从401名初中生收集数据。使用描述性统计、因子分析和结构方程模型（SEM）分析方法对数据进行分析。主要研究结果表明：（1）在青少年对其现实生活和虚拟世界（通过即时通讯）中的人际关系满意度之间存在显著的因果关系；（2）青少年可以通过使用即时通讯来增强他们的人际行为，从而提高他们对虚拟世界中人际关系的满意度。
