“…This study is an online survey of users who engage in risky CMC via the Internet. The literature indicates that, although still relatively new as a data‐gathering tool, researchers are beginning to use CMC for online research and analysis (e.g., Allen, 1987; Guthertz and Field, 1989; Huff and Rosenberg, 1988; Kaplan, 1991; Rafaeli and Tractinsky, 1989; Rafaeli and Tractinsky, 1991; Rice, Sell, and Hadley, 1990; Vasu, 1990). Thus, the method is both appropriate for the medium under study and follows research precedents.…”