Investigating Self-disclosure and the Amount of Speaking in an Online Meeting Under the Rule of Casual Talking and Casual Listening

摘要

This paper investigates an online meeting under the rule of casual talking and casual listening (CTCL). Four different meeting styles with respect to spatial and temporal viewpoints were compared by recruiting a total of 60 university students using questionnaires. The results revealed the followings: (1) the degree of participant' self-disclosure in the online meetings was not significantly different from the baseline; (2) it was preferred to use a more familiar interface like a timeline; (3) an online meeting under the CTCL rule was more effective for people with a lower disclosure than the case with a higher disclosure; (4) it is important to provide an appropriate discussion subject to improve the self-disclosure of participants; and (5) a Delay function was suitable to talk with participants who had various degrees of social anxiety.