@article{ref1,
title="The effects of communication interface proximity on user anxiety for crime alerts received on desktop, laptop, and hand-held devices",
journal="Communication research",
year="2014",
author="Xie, Wenjing and Newhagen, John E.",
volume="41",
number="3",
pages="375-403",
abstract="This experiment investigates effects of communication interface proximity, which was conceptualized as three different media platforms (desktop, laptop, and hand-held device), on college students' anxiety when receiving emergency alerts about on-campus crimes via emails and text messages. It proposes a new dimension of proximity, interface proximity, and suggests a shift in the emphasis of proximity from audience to event to user to interface. Ninety seven students received alerts on one of the three devices for 2 days. User anxiety increased for news-like information such as crime alerts and varied according to the proximity of the media platform. A three-level model of anxiety, including trait anxiety, media exposure to negative compelling news, and a trigger event, all contributed to participants' anxiety.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0093-6502",
doi="10.1177/0093650212448670",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093650212448670"
}