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University of Texas: Phone Calls Create Stronger Bonds Than Text-Based Communications
September 12, 2020
AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 12 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release:

After months of social distancing mandates, people are leaning heavily on technology for a sense of social connection. But new research from The University of Texas at Austin suggests people too often opt to send email or text messages when a phone call is more likely to produce the feelings of connectedness they crave.

In the study, people chose to type because they believed . . .

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