Multicommunicator Aspirational Stress, Suggestions for Teaching and Research, and Other Insights After 10 Years of Multicommunication Research

2018/12/09 by N. Reinsch, Jeanine Warisse Turner · 1 citation
Psychology · Arts and Humanities · #Communication in Education and Healthcare #Team Dynamics and Performance #Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies

paper · doi:10.1177/1050651918816356

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Abstract

This study offers a comprehensive review of data-based research on the practice of multicommunicating, that is, the behavior of participating in multiple, overlapping conversations. Initial research has occurred in various academic disciplines and described the phenomenon with a variety of terms. The authors begin by defining multicommunication and then identifying and comparing these various other terms. Next, they summarize past research, offer revised versions of five propositions concerning multicommunicating, and identify a new concept, multicommunicator aspirational stress. Finally, they offer suggestions for both pedagogy and future research on multicommunicating.

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