CMN 2130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Social Penetration Theory, Pole And Polar
17 Feb 2017
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Facebook and relationships: a study of how social media use is affecting long- An online survey was conducted where 255 respondents provided information about their significant other. Respondents answered questions dealing with elements of relationship satisfaction, facebook usage, surveillance, and jealousy: results indicate a correlation between facebook usage and relationship satisfaction. Individuals with varying levels of facebook usage were shown to have a positive correlation with jealousy levels in their relationship, meaning as facebook use increased, jealousy also increased. Goals of study: to reveal information about facebook and the effects it has on relationships. Theory of social penetration; altman & taylors (1973) Social networking sites; rau, gao & ding (2008) Websites where people join and create online communities to develop online relationships. Can be used to express romantic relationships. This expression of affection and self-disclosure is a way users illustrate the value of their relationship - bowe (2010) & mansson & meyers (2011)
