Hi everyone,
I am a visiting PhD student in Japan, and am looking for participants for my study on the impact of different chat systems for improving communication and closeness between cross-cultural friends (or friends who come from different personal backgrounds).
As a resident in Tokyo, if you have ever made friends with people of different backgrounds and personal experiences, you might resonate with having had moments of discomfort or difficulty expressing some feelings or thoughts during conversations about personal experiences or values, despite really cherishing and enjoying spending time with your friend.
We are evaluating how well different features of chat systems support communication and friendship quality in cross-cultural friends, given the difficulties people sometimes experience in expressing themselves or communicating to a friend of a different background. Especially in Japan, cross-cultural friends might have differences in expectations around self-expression that can make it difficult to express one's views to a friend if you grew up with different value systems and norms around assertiveness or transparency in expressing feelings.
If you are interested in being prompted to have some new conversations with a friend, please complete the pre-survey link for the study below. The study will involve 2.5-3 hours of your time over a week-long period with flexible scheduling, and is completely online. Only residents of Japan are eligible for the study.
We will gift each person who participates in the study with a ¥7000 Amazon gift card.
Sign-up link: ~https://forms.gle/88EMZdvTyh6R5sWD9~
Please feel free to share the link with anyone you know who qualifies and might be interested!
I appreciate your help and am looking forward to talking with you 🙏
by seraphina-yong