College Students’ Use of Relational Management Strategies in Email in Long-Distance and Geographically Close Relationships

@article{citeulike:2363833, abstract = {This study examines how email is utilized to enact maintenance behaviors in interpersonal relationships and explores whether geographic distance between individuals affects this process. Two hundred twenty-six college students accumulated personal email messages over a one-week period. These emails were coded using Canary and Stafford’s (1994) maintenance strategy topology. Results indicate that self-disclosure (openness), discussing social networks, and positivity were the main categories found in email to family members and friends. For romantic partners, the most common categories were assurances, openness, positivity, and discussing social networks. Romantic partners and family members were more likely than friends to use assurances, and family members were more likely than romantic partners to refer to the social network. There were few differences between geographically close and long-distance interpersonal relationships.}, author = {Johnson, Amy J. and Haigh, Michel M. and Becker, Jennifer A. H. and Craig, Elizabeth A. and Wigley, Shelley }, citeulike-article-id = {2363833}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1083-6101.2008.00401.x}, journal = {Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication}, keywords = {cmc, distance, relationships}, number = {2}, pages = {381--404}, posted-at = {2008-02-11 21:09:41}, priority = {2}, title = {College Students’ Use of Relational Management Strategies in Email in Long-Distance and Geographically Close Relationships}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1083-6101.2008.00401.x}, volume = {13}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2363833 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2363833 TI - College Students’ Use of Relational Management Strategies in Email in Long-Distance and Geographically Close Relationships JF - Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication VL - 13 IS - 2 SP - 381 EP - 404 N2 - This study examines how email is utilized to enact maintenance behaviors in interpersonal relationships and explores whether geographic distance between individuals affects this process. Two hundred twenty-six college students accumulated personal email messages over a one-week period. These emails were coded using Canary and Stafford’s (1994) maintenance strategy topology. Results indicate that self-disclosure (openness), discussing social networks, and positivity were the main categories found in email to family members and friends. For romantic partners, the most common categories were assurances, openness, positivity, and discussing social networks. Romantic partners and family members were more likely than friends to use assurances, and family members were more likely than romantic partners to refer to the social network. There were few differences between geographically close and long-distance interpersonal relationships. KW - cmc KW - distance KW - relationships AU - Johnson, Amy AU - Haigh, Michel AU - Becker, Jennifer AU - Craig, Elizabeth AU - Wigley, Shelley PY - 2008/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1083-6101.2008.00401.x ER -