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| Emails More Romantic Than a Phone C |
| Emails More Romantic Than a Phone Call: Study
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 2-September-2015
13:32:59 PM |
| Emails are more likely to get you a date than a text, voicemail or a phone call, a new study suggests, contradicting previous research.
Earlier research has suggested that a voicemail message is a more intimate way to connect with others, but that may not be true, particularly among millennials, researchers said.
"The bottom line is that email is much better when you want to convey some information that you want someone to think about," said Alan R Dennis, Chair of Internet Systems in Indiana University's Kelley School of Business.
Using psychophysiological measures from 72 college-age people, the researchers found that people who sent romantic emails were more emotionally aroused and used stronger and more thoughtful language than those who left voicemails.
"When writing romantic emails, senders consciously or subconsciously added more positive content to their messages, perhaps to compensate for the medium's inability to convey vocal tone," the researchers wrote in the study.
Email enables senders to modify the content as messages are composed to ensure they are crafted to the needs of the situation. Voicemail lacks this feature, they added
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