Who Matters: A Closer Look at Interpersonal Relationship in Mobile Interruptibility

Abstract

Interruptibility research is growing in computer mediated communication (CMC). While much CMC research concerns "interpersonal" communication, we have not seen a close examination of the impact of who in mobile interruptibility research. In this paper, we propose a study more closely investigating the interplay between interpersonal relationship characteristics with contextual factors and their impact on users' receptivity to communication.