Cellular Phone E-mailing as an Important Communication Tool: A Preliminary Study

Abstract

This preliminary study tries to explore the general attitudes toward and the current situations regarding the cellular phone, with a group of university students as the research subjects. The results of the study clearly indicate that the cell phone is a necessary item for young people today,and the function of e-mail that it offers is an important communication tool. Also, the results of the Factor Analysis show that the following three factors comprise the image-structure of the cell phone: 1) "Whether or not the cell phone is necessary," 2) "Whether or not the cell phone unpleasant" and 3) "Whether or not e-mail is used."