Home e‐mail: Relational maintenance and gratification opportunities

Stafford, Laura; Kline, Susan L.; Dimmick, John

doi:10.1080/08838159909364515

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“…Given the body of research suggesting that the social context of technology use is an important explanatory variable regarding use of contemporary communication technology, [29][30][31][32] this study affords the opportunity to explore the influence of people's offline, traditional social networks. Therefore, we propose the following hypothesis:…”

Section: Social Media and Identity Managementmentioning

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Contingencies of Self-Worth and Social-Networking-Site Behavior

Stefanone

Lackaff

Rosen

2011

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

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Social-networking sites like Facebook enable people to share a range of personal information with expansive groups of ''friends.'' With the growing popularity of media sharing online, many questions remain regarding antecedent conditions for this behavior. Contingencies of self-worth afford a more nuanced approach to variable traits that affect self-esteem, and may help explain online behavior. A total of 311 participants completed an online survey measuring such contingencies and typical behaviors on Facebook. First, exploratory factor analyses revealed an underlying structure to the seven dimensions of self-worth. Public-based contingencies explained online photo sharing (b ¼ 0.158, p < 0.01), while private-based contingencies demonstrated a negative relationship with time online (b ¼ À0.186, p < 0.001). Finally, the appearance contingency for self-worth had the strongest relationship with the intensity of online photo sharing (b ¼ 0.242), although no relationship was evident for time spent managing profiles.

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Section: Social Media and Identity Managementmentioning

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Contingencies of Self-Worth and Social-Networking-Site Behavior

Stefanone

Lackaff

Rosen

2011

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

152

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“…For example, survey research has demonstrated that the internet is a popular interpersonal medium, and that it is changing patterns of relational communication. Email has been shown to support and maintain meaningful relationships, especially in long-distance relationships and for those wherein relational partners lacked the time to achieve face-to-face contact (Stafford, Kline, & Dimmick, 1999;Wellman & Gulia, 1999; see also Pew, 2000). A nation-wide poll by the Pew Project on the Internet and American Life (2000) found that "significant majorities of online Americans say their use of email has increased the amount of contact they have with family members and friends" (p. 20).…”

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Relational quality and media use in interpersonal relationships

Baym

Zhang

Kunkel

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New Media & Society

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Abstract:This study examined the relationship between relational quality and media use in interpersonal relationships. In addition, the impacts of other potentially important variables such as sex and relationship type of participants and their partners were explored. College student participants focused on interaction experiences with an acquaintance, friend, romantic partner, or family member. Questions addressed the sex of relational partners, how much of participants' total communication with relational partners is conducted in each of three media (i.e., face-to-face, phone, and internet), and the quality of relationships.Results indicated that participant sex and partner sex did not affect reported media use, whereas relationship type had significant effects on the extent to which face-to-face and telephone communication were used. Specifically, among the college students studied, face-to-face communication was used least with family members and the telephone was used most with family members. Relationships with acquaintances had the lowest relational quality and romantic relationships, while closer, were less satisfying than either family or friendship relationships. Same-sex relationships were perceived as more satisfying than cross-sex relationships. Finally, media use did not predict relational closeness or satisfaction. Results are discussed in light of previous research on mediated interpersonal communication and conceptualizations of the role of communication technology in one's social life are highlighted.Key Words: relational quality, relational satisfaction, relational closeness, media use, relationship type, sex Baym, N., Zhang, Y. B., . Relational quality and media use in interpersonal relationships. New Media & Society, 9, 735-752. Publisher's official version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1461444807080339, Open Access version: http://kuscholarworks.ku.edu/dspace/. 2 Text of paper:Relational Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Adrianne Kunkel, Department of Communication Studies, 102 Bailey Hall, 1440 Jayhawk Blvd., University of Kansas, Lawrence, Email: adkunkel@ku.edu). . Relational quality and media use in interpersonal relationships. New Media & Society, 9, 735-752. Publisher's official version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1461444807080339, Open Access version: http://kuscholarworks.ku.edu/dspace/. 3With the proliferation of the internet and mobile telephones, communication in interpersonal relationships is increasingly mediated by technology. Questions about whether mediation enhances or detracts from relational quality are thus increasingly relevant. Although research findings have been mixed (e.g. Walther, 1996), both scholarly research and popular perception have held that computers are a nonverbally-impoverished "lean" medium (Daft & Lengel, 1984), which makes it challenging to create a sense of social presence (Short, Williams, & Christie, 1976) and convey the interpersonal cues so important to creating and maintaining emotional closeness. Accordingly, much rese...

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“…Moreover, and in another study, interpersonal relationships were reported to be the why behind sending and receiving e-mail messages (Stafford, Kline, & Dimmick, 1999). The number of those who used this facility for this end was twice as many as those who used it for business or information.…”

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The Effect of Internet Usage on Relations between Members of the Omani Family in the Dhofar Region

Abuiyada¹,

Rauff²,

Eteiwi³

2016

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Oman has a society which is highly driven by religious and cultural values. Religion and culture have both been apparent sustenance to shape every area of Omanis' daily life at individual, familial and societal levels. The instituting of modern technology, particularly the Internet, has a decisive impact on the traditional and structural nature of Omani's family life. This study has examined such impact on families. This is an exploratory study employing quantitative data. Around 200 families from different parts of Dhofar, Oman (such as Salalah, Mirbath, Thamreet and Taqa) have been recruited by a purposive sampling, and their views and experiences on how their use of modern technology influences their life were collected. The findings suggested that the Internet use has produced a low husband-wife relationship in family life. Findings also suggest that there was a low relationship between siblings in a family. The Internet use had also effects on Omani families' traditional culture and beliefs.

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Home e‐mail: Relational maintenance and gratification opportunities

Cited by 112 publications

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Contingencies of Self-Worth and Social-Networking-Site Behavior

Contingencies of Self-Worth and Social-Networking-Site Behavior

Relational quality and media use in interpersonal relationships

The Effect of Internet Usage on Relations between Members of the Omani Family in the Dhofar Region

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