Intrapersonal barriers occur within the self, and are more common in electronic communication due to different perceptions and expectations. These psychological barriers usually stem from a person’s life experience and can influence their thought patterns on a subconscious level. An individual’s world view regarding technology may lead them to expect that everyone has a similar level of proficiency with electronic resources, or assume that the receiver will interpret their message exactly as it was intended. In a case study conducted within a university setting, Jerram et al. (2002) examine the use of email and explain that assumptions between senders and receivers played a major role in creating misunderstandings as the meaning was often implied, and both parties assumed their different perspectives were shared. These assumptions can lead to stereotyping based
Bibliography: Baron, N & Campbell, E, 2012, ‘Gender and mobile phones in cross-national context’, Language Sciences, vol 34, issue 1, pp. 13-27, viewed 2 May 2012, Dabaj, F 2011, ‘Analysis of Communication Barriers to Distance Education: A Review Study’, Online Journal of Communication & Media Technologies, vol 1, issue 1, pp.1-15, viewed 11 March 2012, EBSCOhost, Communication & Mass Media Complete, item: AN 64305708. Ducheneaut, N 2002, ‘The Social Impacts of Electronic Mail in Organizations: A case study of electronic power games using communication genres’, Information, Communication & Society, vol 5, issue 2, pp. 153-188, viewed 17 May 2012, . Fandrych, I 2007, ‘Electronic Communication and Technical Terminology: A Rapprochement?’ NAWA Journal of Language and Communication, vol 1, issue 1, pp147-158, viewed 12 May 2012, EBSCOhost, Communication & Mass Media Complete, item: AN 32894522 Gatto, S & Tak, S 2008, ‘Computer, Internet, and E-mail Use Among Older Adults: Benefits and Barriers’, Educational Gerontology, vol 34, issue 9, pp. 800-811, viewed 11 March 2012, EBSCOhost, Communication & Mass Media Complete, item: AN 33902418 Jerram, C, Cecez-Kecmanovic, D, Treleaven, L, & Sykes, C 2002 ‘Email and Assumptions: a study in electronic (mis)understandings’, Proceedings of the Thirteenth Australasian Conference on Information Systems, Paper 28, viewed 9 March 2012, . Leidner, D & Kayworth, T 2006, ‘A Review of Culture in Information Systems’ MIS Quarterly, vol 30, issue 2, pp. 357-399, viewed 3 May 2012, EBSCOhost, Computers & Applied Sciences Complete, item: AN 21145601 Tyler, S, Kossen, C & Ryan, C 2005, Communication: a foundation course, 2nd edn, Pearson, Frenchs Forest