Explicating multitasking with computers: Gratifications and situations

Abstract: This study tries to test the theory of uses and gratifications and the theory of situated action as explanations of multitasking in computer-mediated communication. Based on the data collected from an online survey (N =234), we find that as hypothesized, different gratifications and situat...

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Published in:	Computers in Human Behavior Vol. 28; no. 5; pp. 1883 - 1892
Main Authors:	Zhang, Weiyu, Zhang, Lingzi
Format:	Article
Published:	Elsevier B.V. Sep2012
Subjects:	Computer networks Information theory Communication Computers Goal (Psychology) Reward (Psychology) Time management Task performance Computer multitasking Multimedia communications Hypothesis Acquisition of data Comparative studies Internet surveys
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost