Absence of Gating Flashcards

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Hill et al study date

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1976

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what did Hill et al study?

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studied dating couples who had met face to face.

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What did Hill et al find?

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55% of the couples were still together after two years

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McKenna et al study date

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2002

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What did McKenna et al find?

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couples who met online were more likely to stay together

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McKenna et al (2002) Method - Forums

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surveys were randomly sent to members of an online special interest forums

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McKenna et al (2002) Method - Survay

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the survey asked about how people interacted offline - whether they shared more or less

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McKenna et al (2002) Method - Follow-up

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participants were sent follow up survey 2 years later which asked to see how the feelings and the relationship had changed

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McKenna et al (2002) Results - aspects

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people who shared aspects of themselves online that they don’t tell offline developed relationships online quicker then offline

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McKenna et al (2002) Results - average meetings

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on average, those who met met an internet friend met each other an average of 8 times

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McKenna et al (2002) Results - 2 years later

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71% were still in a relationship 2 years later

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McKenna et al (2002) Conclusion

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people can form close, lasting relationships online and these relationships typically form more quickly and more stable and lost lasting then offline relationships

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McKenna et al (2002) - absence of gating

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the absence of gating allows strong relationships to form quickly

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McKenna et al (2002) - Evaluation - self report

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self report surveys mean the results are biased or produced social desirability bias

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McKenna et al (2002) - Evaluation - Ecological Validity

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the study looked at real life interaction meaning it has high ecological validity

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What else did McKenna et al (2002) do?

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included a laboratory experiment