Beyond words: Relationships between emoji use, attachment style, and emotional intelligence
Simon Dubé, Amanda N. Gesselman, Ellen M. Kaufman, Margaret Bennett-Brown, Vivian P. Ta-Johnson, Justin R. Garcia, Daniela Moctezuma, Daniela Moctezuma, Daniela Moctezuma, Daniela Moctezuma · 2024
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Simon Dubé and his co-authors present a 2024 online study on emoji use and the psychology behind it. Emojis stand in for facial cues in digital chat, but who uses them, and why, is less clear. The team surveyed 320 adults about how often they send emojis, their attachment style in relationships, and their emotional intelligence, meaning how well they read and manage feelings.
Emotional intelligence linked to more emoji use with friends. Avoidant attachment, a discomfort with closeness, linked to less use with friends and romantic partners. Women used emojis more than men with friends and family. Patterns shifted across relationship types and genders. The authors suggest that people who read feelings well and feel secure with others use emojis to fill the cue gap online. The findings matter as virtual talk fills more of daily life.
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| CREATOR | Simon Dubé, Amanda N. Gesselman, Ellen M. Kaufman, Margaret Bennett-Brown, Vivian P. Ta-Johnson, Justin R. Garcia, Daniela Moctezuma, Daniela Moctezuma, Daniela Moctezuma, Daniela Moctezuma |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 78 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |