People who use abbreviations were less likely to receive responses, analysis by psychologists found
Reducing your texts to a flurry of abbreviations could have unintended consequences, according to researchers who found that wordless exchanges were more likely to convey “idrc” than “ily”.
“While abbreviations can save time and effort, our research suggests that they may also hinder effective communication and negatively influence interpersonal perceptions,” the authors write in theDavid Fang at Stanford University and colleagues at the University of Toronto ran the studies to explore the impact of abbreviations in different messaging scenarios. They began by asking people to rate the sincerity of messages with and without abbreviations and how likely they were to respond.
The researchers delved into the issue to understand whether abbreviations, which are intended to convey exactly the same meaning as the full word, had nuanced effects on recipients. One school of thought is that abbreviations are more laid back and informal, and foster a closeness between those messaging. Another holds that abbreviations reveal a lack of effort and interest in the person.
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