E-mail, Decisional Styles, and Rest Breaks

Baker, J.R. & Phillips, J.G. (2007). E-mail, Decisional Styles, and Rest Breaks. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 10(5): 705-708.

Abstract:

E-mail is a common but problematic work application. A scale was created to measure tendencies to use e-mail to take breaks (e-breaking); and self-esteem and decisional style (vigilance, procrastination, buck-passing, hypervigilance) were used to predict the self-reported and actual e-mail behaviors of 133 participants (students and marketing employees). Individuals who were low in defensive avoidance (buck-passing) engaged in more e-mailing per week, both in time spent on e-mail and message volume. E-breakers were more likely to engage in behavioral procrastination and spent more time on personal e-mail.

Distress, Coping, and Blogging: Comparing New Myspace Users by Their Intention to Blog

Baker, J.R. & Moore, S.M. (2008) Distress, Coping, and Blogging: Comparing New Myspace Users by Their Intention to Blog. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 11(1): 81-85.

Abstract:

New Myspace.com users (N = 134, mean age 24.5 years) completed a questionnaire about their intent to blog and several psychosocial variables. Intending bloggers scored higher on psychological distress, self-blame, and venting and scored lower on social integration and satisfaction with number of online and face-to-face friends. Intending bloggers may view this activity as a potential mechanism for coping with distress in situations in which they feel inadequately linked with social supports.

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First Entry

Because I do research on computer mediated communication, and because my recent blogging work has received a substantial amount of attention, I decided it's only fitting to dedicate a blog specifically to my research work. So I'll use this to post future research opportunities and to display some of my current and older research.

So off we go!