New research shows that it’s more effective, at least for Millenials, to write an email to express their intimate feelings than it is to leave a voicemail. We found a really interesting article about this over on Science Daily:
The research, which has been accepted for publication in the journal Computers in Human Behavior, suggests that, in this digital age, an email can be more effective in expressing romantic feelings than leaving a voicemail message.
Previous research and conventional wisdom suggested the opposite, that a voicemail message is a more intimate way to connect with others, but that may not be true, particularly among millennials.
“The bottom line is that email is much better when you want to convey some information that you want someone to think about,” said one of the authors, Alan R. Dennis, the John T. Chambers Chair of Internet Systems in IU’s Kelley School of Business.
It turns out that the generations that have grown up with email and texting are better at communicating their feelings in email than in conversation. On the next page, we cover why that is…
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