Emoticons have been widely used in Computer mediated communication (CMC) such as Instant Messenger (IM). This study investigates the effect of communication task, interpersonal perception, and relationship intimacy on the use of emoticons in IM. The results show that task formality and two aspects of interpersonal perception affect the emoticon usage. Detailed discussions and implications are a...

This paper describes a system for lexical knowledge representation and retrieval in interpersonal communication aids, developed in the context of an innovative modular architecture for the design and development of functionally adaptable interpersonal communicators. This module supports user language adaptability, and communication between users of different languages.

Accreditation of residency programs and certification of physicians requires assessment of competence in communication and interpersonal skills. Residency and continuing medical education program directors seek ways to teach and evaluate these competencies. This report summarizes the methods and tools used by educators, evaluators, and researchers in the field of physician-patient communication...

UNLABELLED Respectfulness is one measurable and core element of healthcare responsiveness. The operational definition of respectfulness is "the extent to which health professionals and support staff meet users' expectations about interpersonal treatment, demonstrate respect for the dignity of patients and provide adequate privacy." OBJECTIVE To examine how well respectfulness is captured in v...

The purpose in this study was to investigate the communication skill and interpersonal problem solving skill of preschool teacher trainees. The participants were 453 (420 female and 33 male) preschool teacher trainees. Data were collected using the Interpersonal Problem Solving Inventory (Çam & Tümkaya, 2007), and the Communication Skills Evaluation Scale (Korkut, 1996). It was found that there...

Disease treatments have been significantly influenced by the communications between patients, their families, and doctors the lack of which may lead to malpractice allegations and complaints. In particular, inadequate communication may delay diagnosis and treatment. Therefore, for doctors communication and interpersonal skills, are as important as clinical skills and medical knowledge. In this ...

Aging is associated with an increased risk of isolation. Interpersonal communication with family members, friends, and caregivers is crucial to healthy aging. This paper presents a telepresence robot “TRiCmini + ” which can be used as an agent of the children or caregivers in an older adult’s home environment, to duplicate three dimensional face-to-face interpersonal communications. TRiCmini + ...

Talking to friends, family, or peers about health issues might, among other things, increase knowledge of social norms and feelings of self-efficacy in adopting a healthier lifestyle. We often see interpersonal health communication as an important mediating factor in the effects of health campaigns on health behavior. No research has been done so far, however, on factors that influence whether ...

Flow experience is quite frequent when performing a variety of on-line activities and is a good predictor for on-line users’ loyalty and revisiting. Most previous research emphasizes the effects of challenge/skill, focused attention, telepresence and web characteristics on flow experiences. However, text-based communication systems without features of telepresence and web characteristics still ...