TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - The Impact of Internet Technologies on Primary and Secondary Romantic Relationship Development
JO  - Communication studies
A1  - Pauley, Perry M.
A1  - Emmers-Sommer, Tara M.
SP  - 411
EP  - 427
VL  - 58
IS  - 4
N2  - This study examined the impact that changes in Internet-based technologies have on romantic relationships developed exclusively online. Thirty-six participants completed the 44-item Online Relationships Questionnaire. Participants were then divided into three categories based on self-reported media preference: asynchronous text, synchronous text, and rich media. No significant differences existed on measures of relational confidence or intimacy based solely on media selection. Participants utilizing the Internet to maintain a secondary romantic relationship reported higher levels of relational certainty and greater expectations of future interaction with their online partner than participants involved exclusively in online relationships (i.e., the online relationship was the participant's only romantic relationship).<p /> 
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SN  - 1051-0974
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10510970701648616
ID  - ref1
ER  -