TY - JOUR
T1 - Interconnection of Multiple Communication Modes in Long-Distance Dating Relationships
AU - Wang, Ningxin
AU - Roaché, David J.
AU - Pusateri, Kimberly B.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, © 2018 Western States Communication Association.
PY - 2019/10/20
Y1 - 2019/10/20
N2 - Employing the communicative interdependence perspective (CIP), the current study examined the interconnection and transition between technologically mediated communication (TMC) and face-to-face (FtF) communication in long-distance dating relationships (LDDRs). College students in LDDRs (N = 200) completed an online survey. Results showed that segmentation to TMC was negatively associated with relational closeness and relationship satisfaction. Difficulty transitioning between TMC and FtF communication was negatively associated with relationship satisfaction. Further, LDDR partners’ FtF communication frequency moderated the associations between segmentation to TMC and the two relational markers. Findings’ implications for relational maintenance in LDDRs and CIP are discussed.
AB - Employing the communicative interdependence perspective (CIP), the current study examined the interconnection and transition between technologically mediated communication (TMC) and face-to-face (FtF) communication in long-distance dating relationships (LDDRs). College students in LDDRs (N = 200) completed an online survey. Results showed that segmentation to TMC was negatively associated with relational closeness and relationship satisfaction. Difficulty transitioning between TMC and FtF communication was negatively associated with relationship satisfaction. Further, LDDR partners’ FtF communication frequency moderated the associations between segmentation to TMC and the two relational markers. Findings’ implications for relational maintenance in LDDRs and CIP are discussed.
KW - Communicative Interdependence Perspective
KW - Long-Distance Dating Relationships
KW - Relational Maintenance
KW - Technologically Mediated Communication
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U2 - 10.1080/10570314.2018.1552986
DO - 10.1080/10570314.2018.1552986
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85058991289
SN - 1057-0314
VL - 83
SP - 600
EP - 623
JO - Western Journal of Communication
JF - Western Journal of Communication
IS - 5
ER -