Sources evaluation for research project

ENGL 1020P

October 2^nd, 2019

Sources evaluation for research project

            This is an annotated bibliography that includes five sources to support my research question. My research question is: “How texting changes the way we communicate with other people?” These five sources are academic journals, scholarly journals and peer-reviewed journals which is about texting and communication. It can be recent studies or empirical research that serve as pieces of evidence for my information in my research proposal. 

Bertel, Troels Fibæk, and Rich Ling. “’It’s Just Not That Exciting Anymore’: The Changing Centrality of SMS in the Everyday Lives of Young Danes.” New Media & Society, vol. 18, no. 7, Aug. 2016, pp. 1293–1309. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1177/1461444814555267.

            This peer-reviewed journal shows the changing in the communication repertoires of young Danes which caused by a short message system (SMS) and even diversified media environments like mediascape has been changed also. It also examines the meanings and uses practices related to texting today. 

            I think this is a reliable source. First, it shows the information about the release and correction date which means this article has a currency factor. It shows who is the audience of this article included adolescence (13-17 yrs), adulthood (18 yrs & older), and young adulthood (18-29 yrs). So, relevance is mentioned in this journal article. The author, the source, and the publisher are shown clearly in this text so it has authority. Next, the information in this article was gathered by the interviews with 31 Danish high school students and drawing on the domestication approach.

            I will expand my topic analysis by incorporating the information in this source. This source will be engaged in the argument of my topic.

Crosswhite, Jennifer M., et al. “Texting among United States Young Adults: An Exploratory Study on Texting and Its Use within Families.” The Social Science Journal, vol. 51, no. 1, Mar. 2014, pp. 70–78. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1016/j.soscij.2013.10.002.

This academic journal shows researchers’ understanding of texting in general and its impact within the family. It also expands mixed results offered by the impact of texting on relationships among U.S. young adults.

First, it has the authors, the affiliation, the publisher, and the source which shows the currency and authority of the source. Next, the authors show clearly shreds of evidence through research across cultures, research specific to the U.S, the Circumplex Model, and the current study to support their information. That means this article has accuracy. In order to avoid the constrictions of collecting data exclusively from university students, the authors gathered their information by recruiting young adult participants through Facebook, regardless of university or college status.

This source will serve as one of the many aspects that texting affects. I will use this source to show to the audience that texting is not always causing negative impacts.

DeClerck, Drew, and Susan Holtzman. “To Text or Talk: Does Communication Modality Matter When Providing Criticism to Others?” Computers in Human Behavior, vol. 87, Oct. 2018, pp. 109–120. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1016/j.chb.2018.05.011.

            This scholarly article is a research question about considering between texting and talking and is it important when providing criticism to others. It shows the detrimental impact on emotion caused by in-person or text message criticism which based on empirical research or hypotheses and it also compared in-person criticism to text message criticism in emerging adults.

            In order to know if this source is reliable or not, I will step by step examine and judge the elements in this article. First, it has an entry and revision date which means it has a currency factor. Next, it has the authors and the affiliation which show the authority of the source. And the reliability of the source is shown by evidence which includes the hypothesis from relevant theories of computer-mediated communication (CMC).

            The information in this source will support me in testing whether the impact of text message criticism on social and relational outcomes mirror those obtained for emotional wellbeing. I will use this source as evidence for a part of my research question because it reflects the impact of negative texting on other people’s emotions.

Holtgraves, Thomas. “Text Messaging, Personality, and the Social Context.” Journal of Research in Personality, vol. 45, no. 1, Jan. 2011, pp. 92–99. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2010.11.015.

                This article represents analyses of how the language used in text messaging varies as a function of personality traits and the interpersonal context. It shows the features of text messaging and some researches in examining how personality is manifested in everyday interaction of the social context.

            First, it has the authors, the affiliation, and the publisher which show the authority of the source. Next, a clear purpose and some evidences are given by the authors to support their information. Their purpose of this research is to undertake some analyses of how the language used in text messaging varies as a function of personality traits and the interpersonal context. In this article, they show some tables as evidences about the occurrence of linguistic alterations or descriptive statistics for all reported variables to assist their research. In order to collect data and information for the research, the researchers asked participants which are 224 students to enroll in introductory psychology classes at Ball State University who participated for partial course credit. And after completing personality questionnaires, participants provided their most recent text messages and indicated their relationship with the message recipient on several dimensions.

            Because this academic journal is about the connection between personality in texting and social context, I will use data such as some researches, features of text messaging, etc in this article to talk about my research question: “How texting changes the way we communicate with other people?”. 

 Hsieh, Sara H., and Timmy H. Tseng. “Playfulness in Mobile Instant Messaging: Examining the Influence of Emoticons and Text Messaging on Social Interaction.” Computers in Human Behavior, vol. 69, Apr. 2017, pp. 405–414. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1016/j.chb.2016.12.052.

This academic journal is research that examines the important role of perceived playfulness in mobile instant texting and its effect on social interaction. The authors also talk about the combined effect of texting and emoticon facilitates perceived playfulness.

The authors, the affiliation, the publisher, and the source are given clearly so we can identify the currency and the authority of the article. The authors give a clear purpose of their study which is to shed light on this important topic by examining the importance of perceived playfulness in mobile instant texting and its effect on social interaction. They give theories and hypotheses and they proved for their information by mentioning the research framework, some table about sample characteristics, etc. as pieces of evidence. They also give us some methods is conducted to empirically examine their research hypotheses. The above shows this article has accuracy and relevance. The researchers have a link to a questionnaire was posted at Youthwant.com, a website that provides lifestyle information in order to collect data and information. Individuals with experience using mobile instant texting for social interaction were invited to complete the online survey.

Social interaction is also one of the ways people communicate with each other. This reading talks about the influence of emoticons and text messaging on social interaction and it will also show the impact of texting on the way people communicate with other people. Therefore, I will use the information in this article to support my research proposal.