The Importance Of Face-To Face Communication

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The article from Computers in Human Behavior titled “Five days at an outdoor education camp without screens improves preteen skills with nonverbal emotion cues” by Ulhs, Micikiyan, Morris, Garcia, Sall, Zgourou, and Greenfield, examines research literature which indicates that face-to-face interaction is essential in human development, both in infants and older children. The influx of technological devices, including computers, smart phones, interactive video games, and tablets, has shifted how people communicate in today’s world. Children from a very early age are now being exposed to media as much as “7 ½ hours per day, seven days a week” and usage of media devices has grown “five fold” since 2012 (Rideout, Foehr, & Roberts, 2010). The review of literature from sources such as “Common Sense Media” on the importance of face-to-face human interaction, coupled with the staggering rates of media use among children, prompted the researchers of the article to embark on a study which analyzes what …show more content…

The participants in the research study were preteens in the sixth grade, whom were chosen because of their developmental ability to make inferences in social situations, have empathy for others, and see different perspectives. In addition, this age is when children usually gain more access to smart phones and other technological devices. The goal of the study is to gauge whether having more experiences with face-to-face interaction and less screen time positively impacted the preteens’ abilities to read nonverbal

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