Emojis: Insights, Affordances, and Possibilities for Psychological Science

Linda K Kaye; Stephanie A Malone; Helen J Wall

doi:10.1016/j.tics.2016.10.007

Emojis: Insights, Affordances, and Possibilities for Psychological Science

Trends Cogn Sci. 2017 Feb;21(2):66-68. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2016.10.007.

Authors

Linda K Kaye¹, Stephanie A Malone², Helen J Wall³

Affiliations

¹ Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, UK. Electronic address: Linda.kaye@edgehill.ac.uk.
² Australian Catholic University, Australia.
³ Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, UK.

PMID: 28107838
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2016.10.007

Abstract

We live in a digital society that provides a range of opportunities for virtual interaction. Consequently, emojis have become popular for clarifying online communication. This presents an exciting opportunity for psychologists, as these prolific online behaviours can be used to help reveal something unique about contemporary human behaviour.

Keywords: cyberpsychology; emojis; online communication; online data.

MeSH terms

Behavior*
Communication*
Humans
Internet*
Problem Solving