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Title:
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CONSTRAINED TEXT-INTERFACES AS STRESSORS: MEASUREMENT OF PERCEIVED STRESS AND RELATED GENDER DIFFERENCES |
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Author(s):
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Jan-are K. Johnsen |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-44-7 |
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Editors:
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Pedro Isaías , Miguel Baptista Nunes and João Barroso (associate editors Luís Rodrigues and Patrícia Barbosa) |
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Year:
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2007 |
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Edition:
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V II, 2 |
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Keywords:
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Computer-mediated communication; Gender differences; Human Computer Interaction; Perceived stress |
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Type:
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Short Paper |
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First Page:
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217 |
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Last Page:
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220 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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User-interfaces for human communication have been attributed to have considerable effects on their users, also from a
psychological perspective. This study attempted to measure stress in relation to typing in a text-based interface. The
number of characters available to complete a memory task was varied in order to create two experimental conditions. It
was hypothesized that a constrained text-interface would lead to higher levels of stress compared to an unconstrained
interface. The results supported the hypothesis, but also reveal significant gender differences in stress reaction to the
manipulation. |
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