Abstract
In this study, individuals in long-distance and geographically close romantic relationships were surveyed to determine whether there were differences in regards to relationship maintenance, relationship satisfaction, and affectionate communication via Facebook. Further, this study explored whether individuals differed on the aforementioned dependent variables by attachment style. The results of this study suggest that there are few differences in relationship-oriented Facebook use for individuals with varying attachment styles and relationship types, and that Facebook likely is not a primary medium individuals use to communicate with a romantic partner. However, utilizing Facebook was found to be beneficial for relationship satisfaction.
Journal Title
Iowa Journal of Communication
Volume
46
Issue
1
First Page
94
Last Page
113
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Gentile, Christina J. and Edwards, Autumn
(2014)
"Long-Distance versus Geographically Close Romantic Relationships: Relational Maintenance, Satisfaction, and Affectionate Communication on Facebook,"
Iowa Journal of Communication: Vol. 46:
No.
1, Article 9.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/ijc/vol46/iss1/9
Copyright
©2014 Iowa Communication Association
