Toward a Theoretical Framework of Relational Maintenance in Computer-Mediated Communication

IF 4.7 1区文学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Communication Theory Pub Date : 2021-02-11 DOI:10.1093/CT/QTAA035

Adam J. Mason, C. Carr

引用次数: 14

Abstract

This article addresses the need for theoretical frameworks from which to advance the study of interpersonal relational maintenance in computer-mediated communication (CMC). We suggest one way to satisfy this need is to extend and adapt extant theories of offline relational maintenance to mediated interactions by addressing how CMC is likely integrated to sustain the underlying processes of human interaction in newer channels. Social penetration theory (SPT) is used to illustrate the process proposed. The building blocks of SPT—self-disclosure, reciprocal exchange, and the effect of environmental and situational contexts on interpersonal interactions—are still considered vital in sustaining relationships, even online. By considering how these components are affected by the idiosyncrasies of computer mediation, this work provides a path toward consistent, theoretically-driven research regarding the maintenance of relationships via CMC, and also exemplifies how scholars may forge additional avenues for such research.

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计算机媒介通信中关系维护的理论框架

本文论述了计算机媒介传播中人际关系维护研究的理论框架需求。我们建议满足这一需求的一种方法是通过解决CMC如何可能集成以维持新渠道中人类互动的潜在过程，将现有的离线关系维护理论扩展和适应于中介交互。运用社会渗透理论(Social penetration theory, SPT)阐述了这一过程。spt的组成部分——自我表露、互惠交流、环境和情境情境对人际互动的影响——仍然被认为是维持人际关系的关键，即使是在网上。通过考虑这些组成部分如何受到计算机中介特性的影响，本研究为通过CMC维持关系提供了一致的、理论驱动的研究途径，并举例说明了学者如何为此类研究开辟其他途径。

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Communication Theory COMMUNICATION-

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9.00

自引率

2.70%

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