Absence of Gating Flashcards
Hill et al study date
1976
what did Hill et al study?
studied dating couples who had met face to face.
What did Hill et al find?
55% of the couples were still together after two years
McKenna et al study date
2002
What did McKenna et al find?
couples who met online were more likely to stay together
McKenna et al (2002) Method - Forums
surveys were randomly sent to members of an online special interest forums
McKenna et al (2002) Method - Survay
the survey asked about how people interacted offline - whether they shared more or less
McKenna et al (2002) Method - Follow-up
participants were sent follow up survey 2 years later which asked to see how the feelings and the relationship had changed
McKenna et al (2002) Results - aspects
people who shared aspects of themselves online that they don’t tell offline developed relationships online quicker then offline
McKenna et al (2002) Results - average meetings
on average, those who met met an internet friend met each other an average of 8 times
McKenna et al (2002) Results - 2 years later
71% were still in a relationship 2 years later
McKenna et al (2002) Conclusion
people can form close, lasting relationships online and these relationships typically form more quickly and more stable and lost lasting then offline relationships
McKenna et al (2002) - absence of gating
the absence of gating allows strong relationships to form quickly
McKenna et al (2002) - Evaluation - self report
self report surveys mean the results are biased or produced social desirability bias
McKenna et al (2002) - Evaluation - Ecological Validity
the study looked at real life interaction meaning it has high ecological validity
