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Power and personality in linguistic style accommodation (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Muir, K., Joinson, A., Cotterill, R., & Dewdney, N. (2015, September). Power and personality in linguistic style accommodation. Paper presented at British Psychological Society Developmental and Social Section Annual Conference, Manchester, UK

Background People often mimic each other’s communication behaviours, and this is associated with positive social outcomes. This extends to linguistic style accommodation, which refers to synchronisation in an individual’s use of function words.... Read More about Power and personality in linguistic style accommodation.

"What do they snapchat about?" Patterns of use in time-limited instant messaging service (2015)
Journal Article
Piwek, L., & Joinson, A. (2016). "What do they snapchat about?" Patterns of use in time-limited instant messaging service. Computers in Human Behavior, 54, 358-367. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.08.026

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. The use of Snapchat - a time-limited instant messaging service - has been rapidly rising amongst adolescents. However, the exact nature of Snapchat use remains difficult to examine due to the self-destructive nature of content se... Read More about "What do they snapchat about?" Patterns of use in time-limited instant messaging service.

Psychometric properties of measurements obtained with the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale in an Icelandic probability based Internet sample (2015)
Journal Article
Vésteinsdóttir, V., Reips, U. D., Joinson, A., & Thorsdottir, F. (2015). Psychometric properties of measurements obtained with the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale in an Icelandic probability based Internet sample. Computers in Human Behavior, 49, 608-614. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.03.044

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Internet surveys have become a very popular research tool. Relatively little attention has, however, been devoted to the possible changes in psychometric properties when measurements are obtained with Interne... Read More about Psychometric properties of measurements obtained with the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale in an Icelandic probability based Internet sample.

The use of self-monitoring solutions amongst cyclists: An online survey and empirical study (2015)
Journal Article
Joinson, A., Piwek, L., & Morvan, J. (2015). The use of self-monitoring solutions amongst cyclists: An online survey and empirical study. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 77, 126-136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2015.04.010

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. Self-monitoring has been shown to be one of the most efficient behaviour change techniques to promote physical activity. However, there has been no research on the exact nature and impact of using various self-monitoring solution... Read More about The use of self-monitoring solutions amongst cyclists: An online survey and empirical study.