Title
Media multitasking between two conversational tasks
Abstract
Communication multitasking was examined in three conditions: IM conversation with one partner, two IM conversations at the same time, and IM and phone conversation at the same time. Participants in the multitasking conditions reported higher task demand and a small loss in task performance was evident. Single-task partners assigned to a task the required discussion and deliberation preferred to interact with the multitasking participant via phone, rather than IM. But interactions via phone with one partner led to poorer assessment by a second partner who was shortchanged during the interaction. Multitasking participants who were focused on helping both partners seemed blind to these perceived differences by their single-task partners. The results suggest a strategic model of multitasking, with IM being the preferred choice for tasks that require fewer, shorter exchanges and voice being the preferred choice for tasks that required more discussion and deliberation.
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.1016/j.chb.2013.01.052
Computers in Human Behavior
Keywords
Field
DocType
Media multitasking,Instant messenger,Voice communication,Task performance,Computer mediated communication,Limited capacity
Deliberation,Social psychology,Conversation,Voice communication,Psychology,Phone,Computer-mediated communication,Instant messenger,Human multitasking
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
29
4
0747-5632
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
6
0.63
5
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Prabu David1535.99
Linda Xu260.63
Jatin Srivastava3383.13
Jung-hyun Kim45414.07