Virtual relationships

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  • Virtual Relationships.
    • Social penetration theory (1973) intimacy and closeness develop in relationships through a gradual process of self-disclosure.
      • Joinson (2001) found that self-disclosure occurs more when people communicate over a computer rather than face to face.
        • Joinson (2001) students paired in single-sex pairs, asked to discuss as abstract dilemma which stimulated conversation. Transcripts included self-disclosure. Ones relating to the experiment were not included.
          • Experiment 1: half of the pairs discussed the dilemma face to face and half discussed it from a  computer in a separate room.
            • Experiment 2: All of the pairs used chat room programmes but half of them had a video connection.
              • Found that in 1, participants on the computer showed more self-disclosure. in 2, using the video reduced the amount of self-disclosure.
                • Experiment 1: half of the pairs discussed the dilemma face to face and half discussed it from a  computer in a separate room.
                  • Experiment 2: All of the pairs used chat room programmes but half of them had a video connection.
                    • Found that in 1, participants on the computer showed more self-disclosure. in 2, using the video reduced the amount of self-disclosure.
      • Gating: a process that limits how much we self-disclose.
        • Factors that can affect it include, appearance, social skills etc..
        • Isn't obvious through online communication. meaning that self-disclosure is higher in virtual relationships.
        • The absence of gating means virtual relationships are stronger.
          • Hill et al (1976) studied couples who had met face to face. found that  55% off them were still together.
          • McKenna et al (2002) found that couples who met online were more likely to stay together.
            • McKenna et al (2002) used a survey on randomly selected internet forums. based survey on how the person interacts with people offline. continued with a follow up study and found that after 2 years, of the respondents who had developed a romantic relationship, 71% were still together.

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