Age/Sex/Location: Uncovering the Social Cues in the Development of Online Relationships Export

@article{citeulike:3051821, abstract = {Past research on online relationships has predominantly been concerned with how the qual- ity of online relationships compares with offline relationships. This research has been more concerned with the medium itself than with the meanings that users construct around their interpersonal interactions within this medium. The current paper seeks to redress this im- balance by exploring the ways that available social cues are used to shape the meanings of online relationships. Sixty Internet users, ranging in age from 19-51 years, were interviewed about their online relationships. It was found that ideals that are important in traditional re- lationships, such as trust, honesty, and commitment are just as important in online relation- ships; however, the cues that signify these ideals vary.}, author = {Whitty, Monica and Gavin, Jeff}, citeulike-article-id = {3051821}, journal = {CyberPsychology and Behavior}, keywords = {cmc, dating, file-import-08-07-28, identity}, number = {1}, posted-at = {2008-07-28 15:33:38}, priority = {2}, title = {Age/Sex/Location: Uncovering the Social Cues in the Development of Online Relationships}, volume = {4}, year = {2001} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3051821 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3051821 N2 - Past research on online relationships has predominantly been concerned with how the qual- ity of online relationships compares with offline relationships. This research has been more concerned with the medium itself than with the meanings that users construct around their interpersonal interactions within this medium. The current paper seeks to redress this im- balance by exploring the ways that available social cues are used to shape the meanings of online relationships. Sixty Internet users, ranging in age from 19-51 years, were interviewed about their online relationships. It was found that ideals that are important in traditional re- lationships, such as trust, honesty, and commitment are just as important in online relation- ships; however, the cues that signify these ideals vary. IS - 1 JF - CyberPsychology and Behavior TI - Age/Sex/Location: Uncovering the Social Cues in the Development of Online Relationships VL - 4 KW - cmc KW - dating KW - file-import-08-07-28 KW - identity AU - Whitty, Monica AU - Gavin, Jeff PY - 2001/// ER -