Computer-Mediated Communication을 통한 인간관계와 현실공간 인간관계의 비교

국문 초록 (Abstract)

이 논문의 목적은 현실공간의 인간관계와 비교하여 CMC(Computer-Mediated Communication)를 통해 형성된 인간관계가 어떠한 특징을 갖는지를 분석하는 것이다. 구체적으로 l)CMC를 통해 어떠한 인간관계가 형성되는가, 2)CMC관계의 상대방에 대해 어느 정도의 익명성과 평등성이 있는가, 3)CMC관계 상대방과 어느 정도의 이질성이 있는가의 3가지 연구문제를 설정하였다.
CMC를 통해 형성된 관계의 특징으로 인간관계로부터 오는 역기능을 최소화하고 안정적인 순기능을 추구하는 경향을 들 수 있는데 이러한 특징을 ‘전략적 인간관계’로 개념화하였다. 그리고 현실공간 관계의 상대방보다 CMC를 통해 형성된 관계의 상대방에 대해 익명성과 이질성이 높았다. 평등성은 현실공간의 친밀한 관계에 비해 낮았으나 비교적 높은 평등성을 나타냈다.

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study focuses on the issues of personal relationships and anonymity and heterogeneity related with conflicting debate about CMC. The following research questions is inquired:(1) what kind of personal relationships would be created through CMC? (2) what extent anonymity and equivalency of the relational partner occurred in those personal relationships? (3) what extent heterogeneity between those personal relationships remained?
To address research questions, on-line survey was conducted with 194 respondents who reported having an on-line personal relationship, and the related row data were analyzed statistically.
The important results of this study can be summarized as follows:
Firstly, respondents rated the levels of development with the on-line relational partner by responding to items designed to measure each of these dimensions. The levels of development and the degree of dysfunction caused with the on-line relational partner are comparatively lower than social relational partner in real life. Considering the result that the users try to maximize the functions, and to minimize the dysfunctions with the on-line relational partner, we can regard it ‘strategically personal relations’.
Secondly, in the analysis of the degree of anonymity, respondents are under higher level of anonymity about the on-line relational partner than social relational partner in real life, but most of all subjects know demographic informations of their’s on-line relational partner. This result explains that as their relationships endure and be stable over time, uncertainty about on-line relational partner is reduced.
Thirdly, heterogeneity between respondents and their’s on-line relational partner is higher degree than between respondents and their’s relational partner in real life, particularly the factors such as sex, age, physical proximity, income.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• 1. 문제제기
• 2. 이론적 논의
• 3. 연구방법
• 4. 연구결과
• 5. 논의 및 향후 연구과제
• 참고문헌
• 〈Abstract〉