Young adults’ use of communication technology within their romantic relationships and associations with attachment style

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Highlights:

• We report on attachment and technology use in two cohorts of dating undergraduates.

• Texting and SNS communication were more frequent in 2011 than 2009.

• Avoidance was related to less phone use and texting, and greater email usage.

• Communication channels were related to relationship qualities.

• However, once accounting for attachment, only moderated effects were found.

摘要

•We report on attachment and technology use in two cohorts of dating undergraduates.•Texting and SNS communication were more frequent in 2011 than 2009.•Avoidance was related to less phone use and texting, and greater email usage.•Communication channels were related to relationship qualities.•However, once accounting for attachment, only moderated effects were found.

论文关键词:Attachment,Communication technology,Computer-mediated communication,Romantic relationships,Individual differences,College students

论文评审过程:Available online 27 March 2013.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2013.02.019