INFLUENCE OF MOBILE PHONE USAGE ON INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS AMONGST RESIDENTS OF IKORODU LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA
Keywords:
Communication Pattern, Digital Communication, Face-to-Face Communication, Relationship building, Social Interaction.Abstract
The study was carried out to assess the influence of mobile phone usage on interpersonal communications amongst residents of Ikorodu Local Government, Lagos State, Nigeria. The simple random sampling technique was used to select 400 respondents from the study area. Primary data were also obtained through a structured questionnaire administered to 400 residents of Ikorodu Local Government, Lagos. Data were analysed using frequency counts, percentages and Pearson Product Moment Correlation. All the respondents have access to mobile phones. About 45.3% use 1hour or less less on mobile phones on a daily basis. About 55.3% of the respondents strongly agreed that mobile phones are used to relate with other people and it can take place in verbal as well as written communication form. About 80.2% use mobile phones for interpersonal communication in achieving transmission of ideas, information, messages, news and opinions. Major challenges involved in using mobile phones for interpersonal communication were: lack of social presence from another person and reduced identification which indicated that ‘stereotyped and exaggerated partner impressions’ occur in mobile phones (97.7% respectively). There exists a significant relationship (p<0.01) between respondents’ frequency of mobile phone usage on interpersonal communication in the study area (r=0.704**), purpose of choosing mobile phone for interpersonal communication (r=0.273*) and the influence of mobile phone usage on interpersonal communication. The study concluded that the use of mobile phones had both positive and negative influences on interpersonal communication. The study therefore recommend that the use of mobile phones for interpersonal communication should be regulated to reduce the negative influence attached to it.
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