Mobile media matters: Media use and relationship satisfaction among geographically close dating couples

Catalina L. Toma; Mina Choi

doi:10.1145/2818048.2835204

Mobile media matters: Media use and relationship satisfaction among geographically close dating couples

Catalina L. Toma
, Mina Choi

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Abstract

Much research has investigated the uses and effects of new communication technologies in long-distance romantic relationships. Comparatively, however, the importance of these technologies within geographically close romantic relationships has been overlooked. The present study fills in this gap by examining the prevalence of media use in this context and its association with relational well-being. A survey of heterosexual undergraduates involved in proximal dating relationships (N = 211) shows that they used mobile media (phone calls, texting) to a significant extent to connect with partners on a daily basis, and that they reported high quality of communication when using these media. Further, the quality, but not quantity, of mobile communication was associated with partner idealization which, in turn, was associated with relational satisfaction. The results support and extend the Hyperpersonal model of online communication, and contribute to elucidating user practices and media effects within the critical domain of romantic relationships.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 19th ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, CSCW 2016
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Pages	394-404
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450335928
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2818048.2835204
Publication status	Published - 27 Feb 2016
Event	19th ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, CSCW 2016 - San Francisco, United States Duration: 27 Feb 2016 → 2 Mar 2016

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Name	Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, CSCW
Volume	27

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Conference	19th ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, CSCW 2016
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Francisco
Period	27/02/16 → 2/03/16

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© 2016 ACM.

Keywords

Geographically close romantic relationships
Hyperpersonal model
Mobile media
Partner idealization
Relationship satisfaction

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Toma, C. L., & Choi, M. (2016). Mobile media matters: Media use and relationship satisfaction among geographically close dating couples. In Proceedings of the 19th ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, CSCW 2016 (pp. 394-404). (Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, CSCW; Vol. 27). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/2818048.2835204

Toma, Catalina L. ; Choi, Mina. / Mobile media matters : Media use and relationship satisfaction among geographically close dating couples. Proceedings of the 19th ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, CSCW 2016. Association for Computing Machinery, 2016. pp. 394-404 (Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, CSCW).

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Toma, CL & Choi, M 2016, Mobile media matters: Media use and relationship satisfaction among geographically close dating couples. in Proceedings of the 19th ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, CSCW 2016. Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, CSCW, vol. 27, Association for Computing Machinery, pp. 394-404, 19th ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, CSCW 2016, San Francisco, United States, 27/02/16. https://doi.org/10.1145/2818048.2835204

Mobile media matters: Media use and relationship satisfaction among geographically close dating couples. / Toma, Catalina L.; Choi, Mina.
Proceedings of the 19th ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, CSCW 2016. Association for Computing Machinery, 2016. p. 394-404 (Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, CSCW; Vol. 27).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Toma CL, Choi M. Mobile media matters: Media use and relationship satisfaction among geographically close dating couples. In Proceedings of the 19th ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, CSCW 2016. Association for Computing Machinery. 2016. p. 394-404. (Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, CSCW). doi: 10.1145/2818048.2835204

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