Virtual Relationships Evaluation Flashcards
1
Q
What is the support for absence of gating in a virtual relationship being effective?
A
McKenna and Bargh 2000)
- assessed computer-mediated communication use by lonely and socially anxious people
- of he romantic relationships they formed online, 70% survived more than two years
- this is a higher proportion than real world formations
2
Q
How is the McKenna and Bargh study limited?
A
Even though on the surface it seems that virtual relationships last longe, this is only because virtual relationships don’t involve the investment and effort that can cause problems in real life. Virtual relationships are low-effort
3
Q
What study shows the mediating effects of social media on virtual relationships in different cultures?
A
Yum and Hara 2005
