Journal
JOURNAL OF COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION
Volume 20, Issue 5, Pages 554-569Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1111/jcc4.12130
Keywords
Avatars; Anthropomorphism; Sexism; Source Credibility; Objectification Theory; Computers as Social Actors; Causal Modeling
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This study integrated the computers as social actors (CASA) framework with objectification theory to predict that traits, such as sexism, influence perceptions of virtual representations as well as attributions of the source and message. Participants (N = 397) received a message about dating or job interviews presented by a virtual woman in either context-appropriate or context-inappropriate dress. Causal modeling techniques revealed that participants higher on sexism rated the representations as less human (i.e., less anthropomorphic) and less credible. Further, perceived appropriateness of clothing and anthropomorphism influenced perceptions of source trust and message clarity. Implications for understanding the role of trait variables such as sexism on perceptions of virtual representations are discussed.
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