Dubé Simon, Gesselman Amanda N, Kaufman Ellen M, Bennett-Brown Margaret, Ta-Johnson Vivian P, Garcia Justin R
The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
PLoS One. 2024 Dec 6;19(12):e0308880. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0308880. eCollection 2024.
Assessing the relationships between emoji use and traits related to communication and interpersonal skills can provide insights into who employs emojis and the psychological mechanisms underlying computer-mediated communications. This online study investigated associations between emoji use frequency, attachment style, and emotional intelligence across genders and relationship types in a Mechanical Turk sample of 320 adults (≥18y; 191 women, 123 men, and 4 transgender individuals). Correlational analyses showed that emotional intelligence was positively related to emoji use with friends, while avoidant attachment was negatively related to emoji use with friends and dating or romantic partners. This pattern of associations varied across genders and relationship types, with women using emojis more frequently than men with friends and family. Such findings suggest that individuals higher on emotional intelligence with secure attachment may employ emojis more frequently across contexts where more conventional non-verbal cues are lacking. These findings are important given the prevalence of virtual communications in our everyday lives.
评估表情符号使用与沟通及人际交往技能相关特质之间的关系，能够深入了解哪些人使用表情符号以及计算机介导沟通背后的心理机制。这项在线研究在一个由320名成年人（≥18岁；191名女性、123名男性和4名跨性别者）组成的亚马逊土耳其机器人样本中，调查了表情符号使用频率、依恋风格和情商在不同性别及关系类型之间的关联。相关分析表明，情商与和朋友使用表情符号呈正相关，而回避型依恋与和朋友以及约会对象或浪漫伴侣使用表情符号呈负相关。这种关联模式因性别和关系类型而异，女性与朋友和家人使用表情符号的频率高于男性。这些发现表明，在缺乏更多传统非语言线索的情境中，具有安全依恋且情商较高的个体可能更频繁地使用表情符号。鉴于虚拟沟通在我们日常生活中的普遍性，这些发现具有重要意义。
