Individual, interpersonal and relationship factors associated with ghosting intention and behaviors in adult relationships: Examining the associations over and above being a recipient of ghosting

Navarro, Raúl; Rubio, Elisa Larrañaga; Jiménez, Santiago Yubero; Víllora, Beatriz

doi:10.1016/j.tele.2020.101513

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“…Very few participants (15%) reported no experience with either role. Similar to Navarro et al (2021), we found that individuals who had experience as the ghoster were more likely to also have experience as a ghostee, χ 2 (1, n = 233) = 5.63, p = .018 3 . Overall, in line with previous research (e.g., LeFebvre et al, 2019), ghosting is quite common when looking at lifetime occurrences.…”

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“…Thus, we predict:H2 Ghosting is not always a unilateral decision. Rates of bilateral ghosting will be closer to that of overall mutual breakups (20%–30%), rather than zero.Recent work by Navarro et al (2021) has also identified that a history of being the recipient of ghosting is associated with higher rates of ghosting initiation and intention to ghost in the future. Building off of these findings, we explored the possible associations between being the ghoster and ghostee within the same relationship:RQ3 Is there an association between the extent to which individuals perceived themselves to be the ghoster and ghostee during a breakup? RQ3a Does this association depend on the presence or absence of ghosting during the breakup?…”

Section: Unwanted and Unfollowed: Characteristics Of Ghosting As A Re...mentioning

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Unwanted and unfollowed: Defining ghosting and the role of social media unfollowing

Collins

Thomas

Harris

2023

Personal Relationships

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Ghosting involves terminating communication, including through technological mediums, as a means of ending a relationship. Despite attention from popular media, empirical examinations of this breakup strategy are sparse. Using a correlational design, we examined the defining features of ghosting including its associations with other breakup tactics, whether it is an exclusively unilateral strategy, and the role of social media unfollowing in its implementation. A convenience sample of primarily undergraduate students (n = 260) completed an online survey describing recent breakups, indicating the disengagement tactics used, social media unfollowing, and the extent to which the breakups involved ghosting. Findings indicated that ghosting is extremely common, it was used to terminate more than half of participants' recent relationships. Most participants had experienced a breakup involving ghosting as either the disengager and/or the recipient. Ghosting was found to involve less open confrontation, more avoidance/withdrawal and de‐escalation tactics. Contrary to previous research, ghosting can occur bilaterally, with partners ghosting each other. Social media unfollowing is an important aspect of ghosting. Relationships ended via ghosting have fewer post‐breakup connections than those ended through other strategies. Typically, ghosters initiate social media unfollowing. Findings provide insight into how ghosting should be conceptualized and measured in future explorations.

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Section: Unwanted and Unfollowed: Characteristics Of Ghosting As A Re...mentioning

confidence: 93%

Unwanted and unfollowed: Defining ghosting and the role of social media unfollowing

Collins

Thomas

Harris

2023

Personal Relationships

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“…Furthermore, anxious attachment—having negative self-views in relationships—is lower in people who have used ghosting than those who have been ghosted (Powell et al, 2021). However, other research has failed to find significant correlations between individual differences and ghosting intentions (e.g., self-esteem, assertiveness, sense of power, and empathetic concern; Navarro et al, 2021).…”

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From Close to Ghost: Examining the Relationship Between the Need for Closure, Intentions to Ghost, and Reactions to Being Ghosted

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Wood

Slatcher

et al. 2023

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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Ghosting—the act of ending a relationship by ceasing communication without explanation—is a type of ostracism that threatens a person’s basic psychological needs for belonging, self-esteem, meaningful existence, and control. The experience of ghosting creates uncertainty within the relationship and may vary based on individual differences in the need for closure, which is the desire to avoid ambiguity. Across three preregistered studies with emerging adults, we predicted that a greater need for closure would be associated with lower intentions to use ghosting (Studies 1 and 2) and lower needs satisfaction after being ghosted (Study 3). Results from Study 1 ( N = 553) and Study 2 ( N = 411) were inconsistent, but together indicate that a higher need for closure is not negatively associated—and may be positively associated—with ghosting intentions. In Study 3 ( N = 545), participants who recalled a time when they were ghosted reported lower needs satisfaction than included and directly rejected participants. Further, a higher need for closure was associated with lower needs satisfaction after being ghosted and after being directly rejected, but with greater needs satisfaction after being included. Overall, these findings suggest that the need for closure is less influential when deciding how to end a relationship, but it appears to play an important role in amplifying both positive and negative experiences within a relationship.

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“…Prevention programs aimed at promoting healthy romantic relationships in adolescents can greatly contribute to adolescents' well-being and prevent future problems in adulthood (Hielscher et al, 2021). In the technological world where they currently develop their social relationships (Belotti et al, 2022;Navarro et al, 2021;Tienda et al, 2022;Vaterlaus et al, 2018), it is essential to educate adolescents about the consequences of their online behaviors so that they can use these technologies appropriately.…”

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Romantic myths and cyber dating violence victimization in Spanish adolescents: A moderated mediation model

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Adolescents’ beliefs in romantic myths of love have been related to cyber dating violence victimization. However, these relationships could be mediated by adolescents’ tolerant attitudes toward dating abuse and be different for adolescent boys and girls. A better understanding of these relationships is important for developing more effective prevention programs. Thus, the current study aimed to examine the relationships between beliefs in romantic myths and cyber dating violence victimization in adolescents, analyzing the possible mediating role of tolerant attitudes toward abuse and the possible moderator role of gender. Participants were 467 Spanish adolescents who had a romantic relationship (54.4% girls; Mage = 15.09). Results showed positive significant direct and indirect relationships, through tolerant attitudes toward abuse, between beliefs in romantic myths and cyber dating violence victimization. Gender was not a moderator variable in the direct relationships, but its moderator role was supported in the indirect relationships. Stronger positive links between romantic myths and tolerant attitudes toward abuse, and between tolerant attitudes and cyber-control victimization, were found in adolescent girls. These findings highlight the need to consider tolerant attitudes toward abuse in intervention programs designed to prevent cyber dating violence victimization in adolescents and continue to analyze gender differences in variables related to cyber dating violence victimization.

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Individual, interpersonal and relationship factors associated with ghosting intention and behaviors in adult relationships: Examining the associations over and above being a recipient of ghosting

Cited by 17 publications

References 77 publications

Unwanted and unfollowed: Defining ghosting and the role of social media unfollowing

Unwanted and unfollowed: Defining ghosting and the role of social media unfollowing

From Close to Ghost: Examining the Relationship Between the Need for Closure, Intentions to Ghost, and Reactions to Being Ghosted

Romantic myths and cyber dating violence victimization in Spanish adolescents: A moderated mediation model

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