scholarly journals Teen vulnerability in online relationships based on development needs for friendships and a search for identity

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
wijayanti
Keyword(s):  
Online Communication ◽  
Individual Factors ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Online Relationships ◽  
Social Penetration Theory ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Penetration ◽  
Internet Environment ◽  
Communication Needs ◽  
Use Of Internet

This research exploring the formation of online relationships. Adolescent used of internet technologies that influence the formation of online relationships. It brings attention to influences of related elements such as social and individual factors on adolescent needs and behaviors in online communication in Indonesia. The proposed conceptual framework that adolescent online behaviors are linked to their needs pertaining to developmental, social-psychological, and cognitive demands. While adolescent needs are influenced by the social and individual factors, such influences also impose indirect impact on teen online behaviors. This research focuses on adolescent characteristic and needs of group which influence use of internet environment for develop relationship. The Phenomenology theory and Social penetration theory used in this research. The aim of this study was to find out among types of online relationships and relationship quality, through qualitative in depth interviews. It is therefore important to determine their communication needs when they are try to develop positive relationship by forming online collaboration. Schultz approach to phenomenology was used as research method. Twenty teens were interviewed. Research revealed that teens use the internet to support existing, offline relationships, and that such use is associated with closer relationships. For those who form online relationships, these are more viewed as close or even romantic in nature. However, when compared along various dimensions, online relationships demonstrate weaker ties than do offline relationship. In generals extroverted teens are more likely to form online relationships, although, if that is their purpose, so do introverted teens. Forming online relationships may rest with the teen’s awareness of how to present him or herself to anonymity of the cue-free internet environment.

scholarly journals Can You Handle the Distance? A Look Into Social Media and the Effects on Long-Distance Relationships

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bailey House ◽  
Marisa McGinty ◽  
Linzy Heim
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Social Penetration Theory ◽  
College Age ◽  
Time Period ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Penetration ◽  
The Relationship

The following research study focused on long distance romantic relationships and the communication used when faced with separation. Many different medias are utilized in relational maintenance and the literature review of this paper explores those options. Online communication and numerous social media sites can positively or negatively affect the relationship quality. After analyzing secondary research, a primary research study was conducted monitoring one newly formed college age couple and their communication for a four-week time period. When looking at the information and data collected, there were numerous examples to show the Social Penetration Theory in this couple’s growing relationship. The final section offers limitations and suggestions for further research of similar studies.

Toward an Integrated Conceptual Framework of Research in Teen Online Communication

2010 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Z. Zheng ◽  
Jason J. Burrow-Sanchez ◽  
Stephanie Donnelly ◽  
Megan E. Call ◽  
Clifford J. Drew
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Individual Factors ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Cognitive Demands ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
The Social ◽  
Indirect Impact ◽  
Comprehensive Picture ◽  
And Behaviors

This article presents a conceptual framework for research exploring teen online communication. It brings attention to the influences of related elements such as social and individual factors on adolescent needs and behaviors in online communication. The proposed conceptual framework posits that adolescent online behaviors are linked to their needs pertaining to developmental, social-psychological, and cognitive demands. While adolescent needs are influenced by the social and individual factors, such influences also impose indirect impact on adolescent online behaviors. This framework provides a comprehensive picture of teen online communication in terms of the components involved in such communication. Suggestions for future studies are outlined with regard to the validation and implementation of the proposed framework.

scholarly journals Utilization of the Tiktok Video Application as a Means of Showing Existence And Self-Disclosure of Teenagers on Social Media

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (09) ◽  
Author(s):  
Esty Wulandari ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Social Penetration Theory ◽  
Video Application ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Penetration ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Share Information ◽  
Stable Stage

Along with the rapid development of technology, the current use of social media by the community is also increasing. One of the social media that is currently on the rise is the TikTok application. TikTok application users come from various backgrounds and ages, including teenagers. Video-based TikTok features accompanied by music, writing, and pictures are considered attractive so that they are liked by teenagers as a means of showing their existence and self-disclosure. TikTok is also currently developing as a way to share information. The theory applied by the researcher was Alman and Taylor's Social Penetration Theory. In addition to such theory, this paper are supported and strengthened by the concepts of Self-Disclosure, Social Media, Teenagers, TikTok, and also Self-Existence. This paper was a qualitative descritpive study which applied a qualitative study method. This paper involved several informants namely teenagers who were also the users of the TikTok application. The inclusion criteria here were teenagers who had a TikTok account, were active on TikTok, and used TikTok as part of their existence and self-disclosure. The results of this study explored the process of self-disclosure and also the existence carried out by the informants in accordance with the stages proposed in the social penetration theory. Informants passed through the stages of self-disclosure sequentially from the orientation stage to the stable stage so that the existence of teenagers in presenting themselves on social media could be observed.

Self-Disclosure In Finding Dating Partners Among Users of Online Game Application

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (03) ◽  
Author(s):  
Trufi Murdiani ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
The Self ◽  
Online Media ◽  
Online Game ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Social Penetration Theory ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Penetration

Nowadays, starting acquaintance to looking for dates through online media is very common. HAGO, an online game application that is currently popular and widely used by Indonesians, has turned out to be a medium for finding dating partners for some people. This study was conducted to determine the self-disclosure process carried out by users of the HAGO online game application in finding dating partners. Researchers applied the Social Penetration Theory by Alman and Taylor. There are 4 stages described in the Social Penetration Theory to achieve intimacy, namely the orientation stage, exploratory affective stage, affective exchange stage and stable exchange stage. This was a qualitative study using a case study method. Researchers took 4 informants who were users of the HAGO online game application who had or were dating and had a relationship with someone he knew through the HAGO online game application. The result of this study showed that self-disclosure process carried out by the informants was in accordance with the stages in the social penetration theory. Informants sequentially went through the self-disclosure stage from the orientation stage until the stable exchange stage.

scholarly journals Written Network Communication: Communicative Needs and Ambiguity of Interpretations

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Mariana Sokol ◽  
Olga Petryshyna ◽  
Volodymyr Misko ◽  
Tetiana Mykolenko ◽  
Eleonora Palykhata ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Written Communication ◽  
Implicit Information ◽  
The Social ◽  
Written Form ◽  
Communication Needs ◽  
The One ◽  
Constant Growth

Social networks are dynamic, accessible virtual planes of communication, through which users carry out the cross-border and transient exchange of information and emotions, meeting their communication needs. The article outlines the main aspects of written communication, its communicative needs, and the ambiguity of interpretations.The constant growth of the popularity of social networks with the simultaneous displacement of the importance of live, direct communication forces scientists in various fields, including the theory of communication, communicative linguistics, to rethink the phenomenon of "communication". It is about creating a special discourse, which is caused by the specifics of the communication channel/code between communicators and the virtual chronotype. Attention has been drawn to written communication on social networks in terms of speakers’ intentions, the interpretation of explicit and implicit information, its impact on the participants of communication, the formation of the special culture of communication (non-library), etc.Specificity in the written form of communication in the social media has been caused by many factors: the readiness or unreadiness of the virtual interlocutor to interact; dominance of visual perception, hence, special attention of recipients to the layout, structuring of the text, volume, photo accompaniment, etc.; knowledge of the latest trends in online communication (fashion clichés, abbreviations, slang, memes); replacement or substitution of non-verbal means by various means of paragraphemics, for example, smilies, stickers, pictures, animation, etc.; developing of a specific network chronotype, in which there are no time limits and which is constantly expanding in volume due to the multiplicity of accounts, texts, chats, groups.Not everyone who communicates on social media knows the intentions of other people. On the one hand, such communication generates the selectivity or concealment of true meanings in the author's texts and on the other hand, additional meanings are taken on during the recipients’ interpretation.

scholarly journals Friendship and trust in the social surveillance network

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 311-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harriet Westcott ◽  
Stephen Owen
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Site ◽  
Perceived Similarity ◽  
Geographic Proximity ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Surveillance Network ◽  
Social Penetration Theory ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Penetration

This article draws on findings from semi-structured interviews to investigate an important, and previously unexplored aspect of the social networking site Twitter, which is the ways that users can employ lateral surveillance to initiate friendships.  Social penetration theory (Altman and Taylor 1973) is used to investigate the ways that Twitter provides a platform to technologically augment friendship evolution.  Three consecutive phases of online surveillance are proposed, which are: unidirectional ‘studied’ following; ‘reciprocal’ following, when interaction between the user and the Tweeter only occurs online; and fully fledged friendship, when online relations are supplemented by offline meetings.  The visibility of users via their Tweets creates information that others can use to evaluate character in what might be considered a phase of pre-friendship screening, and that this also generates trust and solidarity prior to an offline meeting. Perceived similarity between the user and the Tweeter was contributory to an assessment of their worth as a potential friend.  Geographic proximity and ‘transferable trust’ were also factors that helped offline friendship to develop. Ultimately, Twitter was an important tool for sociality, and provided a wider source of potential friends than was available offline.

Developing a high quality intercultural relationship: expatriates and their local host

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marian van Bakel ◽  
Jan Pieter van Oudenhoven ◽  
Marinel Gerritsen
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Social Penetration Theory ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Communication Breakdown ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Penetration ◽  
Local Host

Purpose – The qualitative study examines the development of purposely created interpersonal relationships in an intercultural context. Contact with a local host is a way of helping expatriates deal with the challenges of an international assignment. Since the quality of contact with the host is pivotal to benefit most from this experience, the purpose of this paper is to examine which factors influence contact quality. Design/methodology/approach – The authors conducted a case study analysis of 33 expatriates and ten accompanying partners who were put in touch with a local host, with whom they undertook a broad range of activities during a period of nine months. Findings – Nine factors influenced the development of the contact (similarities, motivation, benefits, anxiety, expectations, busy schedules, suboptimal timing, communication breakdown, and cultural differences). Key factors were similarities, motivation, and benefits. Research limitations/implications – While some of the factors (e.g. similarities) are predictable according to the Social Penetration Theory, four factors were uniquely applicable to purposely created relationships such as contact with a local host: motivation, expectations, anxiety, and suboptimal timing. Practical implications – The study provides suggestions that could stimulate the contact with a local host, making the intervention more valuable for organisations who wish to support their expatriates in this way. Originality/value – This longitudinal study is one of the first to examine in detail the process of development of purposely created interpersonal relationships in an intercultural context. Furthermore, the study is new because it also examines unsuccessful relationships.

scholarly journals Players in the parasocial: Athletes impact on advertising through parasocial interactions

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Lauren Louise Giwa-Amu
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Parasocial Interaction ◽  
Parasocial Relationships ◽  
Social Penetration Theory ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Penetration ◽  
Effective Advertising ◽  
Parasocial Interactions

This research focuses on the social-media driven convention of advertising in order to analyze the parasocial interactions between athlete endorsers and audiences on Facebook. Wardell Stephen Curry II will be the focus of this study due to his placement on Forbes list of The NBA Endorsement All Stars in 2016. A content analysis including posts and comments from Curry's verified Facebook page during the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 regular NBA seasons will be used to analyze the type of advertising messages and the effectiveness of the athlete/audience interactions. The goal of this study is to establish whether parasocial interaction can serve as an effective advertising tool. The results of this study could imply that advertisers will benefit from encouraging their endorsers to interact with audiences, or use parasocial techniques to foster a sense of personalization in communication about the brand on social media in order to enhance sales and the overall success of the brand. Keywords: Parasocial Relationships, Social Penetration Theory, Content Analysis, Endorsements, Advertising. Athletic

Providing Freshmen with a Good “Starting-Block”

2019 ◽  
Vol 78 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 69-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikaël De Clercq ◽  
Charlotte Michel ◽  
Sophie Remy ◽  
Benoît Galand
Keyword(s):  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Student Adjustment ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Pivotal Phase ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Study Task ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Belonging ◽  
Intention To Persist

Abstract. Grounded in social-psychological literature, this experimental study assessed the effects of two so-called “wise” interventions implemented in a student study program. The interventions took place during the very first week at university, a presumed pivotal phase of transition. A group of 375 freshmen in psychology were randomly assigned to three conditions: control, social belonging, and self-affirmation. Following the intervention, students in the social-belonging condition expressed less social apprehension, a higher social integration, and a stronger intention to persist one month later than the other participants. They also relied more on peers as a source of support when confronted with a study task. Students in the self-affirmation condition felt more self-affirmed at the end of the intervention but didn’t benefit from other lasting effects. The results suggest that some well-timed and well-targeted “wise” interventions could provide lasting positive consequences for student adjustment. The respective merits of social-belonging and self-affirmation interventions are also discussed.

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