The Blackberry Image: Self-Identified Perceptions and Motivations Associated with College Student Blackberry Use

Autor/inn/en	Firmin, Michael W.; Firmin, Ruth L.; Orient, Katlyn M.; Edwards, Anna J.; Cunliff, Jennifer M.
Titel	The Blackberry Image: Self-Identified Perceptions and Motivations Associated with College Student Blackberry Use
Quelle	In: Educational Media International, 49 (2012) 1, S.19-32 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0952-3987
DOI	10.1080/09523987.2012.662622
Schlagwörter	Qualitative Research; Student Attitudes; College Students; Handheld Devices; Telecommunications; Information Technology; Social Influences; Phenomenology; Technology Uses in Education; Decision Making; Electronic Mail; Interviews; Reputation; Consumer Economics; Private Colleges; Selective Admission; Comparative Analysis; Stereotypes; Socioeconomic Status; Motivation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Qualitative Forschung; Schülerverhalten; Collegestudent; Telekommunikationstechnik; Informationstechnologie; Sozialer Einfluss; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Elektronischer Briefkasten; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Konsumökonomie; Privathochschule; Bildungsselektion; Klischee; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch)
Abstract	We report the results of a qualitative research study conducted with university students regarding their phenomenological perspectives of BlackBerry use. Three key themes inductively emerged throughout the interview and analysis process regarding self-perceptions college students reported regarding their own BlackBerry use. First, students offered practical motivations that influenced their decisions to purchase and use BlackBerrys, including the relatively convenient and instant access to email and Internet that BlackBerry offers. Second, all students in our study intentionally compared and contrasted their own BlackBerrys with competing Apple products on the market, specifically the iPhone. In comparison with the iPhone, BlackBerry users in our sample viewed their own phones as only moderately "cool" or prestigious. Additionally, BlackBerry users also seemed to view their phones as less technologically advanced than iPhone technology. Third, students reported particular images they associated with BlackBerry use. These included both a financial "stigma" as well as that of a "business person" stereotype. (As Provided).
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