Women More Expressive Than Men When Texting

Researchers at Indiana University studied 1,164 text messages posted on Italy's interactive television music channel Allmusic and found the texts sent from women were more expressive than those of their male counterparts. This came as a surprise, since research shows that, in social situations, men usually talk more and are more expressive in their language while women tend to be more polite and talk less.

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emily | 9:40 AM | SMS Studies & Research |
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