The influence of dispositions and Internet motivation on online communication satisfaction and relationship closeness

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 2292-2310

  Pornsakulvanich, Vikanda ^a   Haridakis, Paul ^b   Rubin, Alan M ^b  

^a ASSUMPTION UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication satisfaction; Individual differences; Internet motivation; Internet use; Online relationship closeness

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET;

ELSEVIER (CO); FACE TO FACE COMMUNICATIONS; INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; ON LINE COMMUNICATIONS; SELF-DISCLOSURE; USES AND GRATIFICATIONS;

COMMUNICATION;

EID: 45549122276     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2007.11.003     Document Type: Article

References (68)

1. Armstrong C.B., and Rubin A.M. Talk radio as interpersonal communication. Journal of Communication 39 2 (1989) 84-94
2. Bargh, J. A., Fitzsimons, G. M., & McKenna, K. Y. A. (2003). The self, online. In S. J. Spencer, S. Fein, M. P. Zenna, & J. M. Olson (Eds.), Motivated social perception: The Ontario symposium (Vol. 9, pp. 195-213). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
3. Bargh J.A., and McKenna K.Y.A. The Internet and social life. Annual Review of Psychology 55 (2004) 573-590
4. Barnes S.B. Computer-mediated communication: Human-to-human communication across the Internet (2003), Pearson Education, Boston
5. Baumeister R.F., and Leary M.R. The need to belong: Desire for interpersonal attachments as a fundamental human motivation. Psychological Bulletin 117 (1995) 497-529
6. Bell R.A., and Daly J.A. Some communicator correlates of loneliness. Southern Speech Communication Journal 50 (1985) 121-142
7. Bonebrake K. College students' Internet use, relationship formation, and personality correlates. CyberPsychology & Behavior 5 (2002) 551-557
8. Burgoon J.K. The unwillingness-to-communicate scale: Development and validation. Communication Monographs 13 (1976) 60-69
9. Canary D.J., and Spitzberg B.H. Loneliness and media gratifications. Communication Research 20 (1993) 800-821
10. Caplan S.E. Preference for online social interaction: A theory of problematic Internet use and psychological well-being. Communication Research 30 (2003) 625-648
11. Charney T., and Greenberg B.S. Uses and gratifications of the Internet. In: Lin C.A., and Atkin D.J. (Eds). Communication technology and society (2002), Hampton Press, Cresskill, NJ 379-407
12. Culnan M.J., and Markus M.L. Information technologies. In: Jablin F.M., Putnam L.L., Roberts K.H., and Porter L.W. (Eds). Handbook of organizational communication: An interdisciplinary perspective (1987), Sage, Newbury Park, CA 420-443
13. Daft R.L., and Lengel R.H. Information richness: A new approach to managerial behavior and organization design. In: Staw B.M., and Cummings L.L. (Eds). Research in organizational behavior 6 (1984), JAI Press, Greenwich, CT 191-233
14. Daly J.A. Personality and interpersonal communication. In: Knapp M.L., and Daly J.A. (Eds). Handbook of interpersonal communication. 3rd ed. (2002), Sage, Thousand Oaks, CA 133-180
15. Derlega V.J., Metts S., Petronio S., and Margulis S.T. Self-disclosure (1993), Sage, Newbury Park, CA
16. Flaherty L.M., Pearce K.J., and Rubin R.B. Internet and face-to-face communication: Not functional alternatives. Communication Quarterly 46 (1998) 250-268
17. Flora J., and Segrin C. Relationship development in dating couples: Implications for relational satisfaction and loneliness. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 17 (2000) 811-825
18. Graham E.E., Barbato C.A., and Perse E.M. The interpersonal communication motives model. Communication Quarterly 41 (1993) 172-186
19. Hecht M.L. The conceptualization and measurement of interpersonal communication satisfaction. Human Communication Research 4 (1978) 253-264
20. Jones W.H. Loneliness and social behavior. In: Peplau L.A., and Perlman D. (Eds). Loneliness: A sourcebook of current theory, research, and therapy (1982), John Wiley, New York 238-252
21. Katz E., Blumler J.G., and Gurevitch M. Utilization of mass communication by the individual. In: Blumler J.G., and Katz E. (Eds). The uses of mass communications: Current perspectives on gratifications research (1974), Sage, Beverly Hills, CA 19-32
22. Kaye B.K., and Johnson T.J. Online and in the know: Uses and gratifications of the web for political information. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media 46 (2002) 54-71
23. Klapper J.T. Mass communication research: An old road resurveyed. Public Opinion Quarterly 27 (1963) 515-527
24. LaRose R., Lin C.A., and Eastin M.S. Unregulated Internet usage: Addiction, habit, or deficient self regulation?. Media Psychology 5 (2003) 225-253
25. Martin M.M., and Anderson C.M. The father-young adult relationship Interpersonal motives, self-disclosure, and satisfaction. Communication Quarterly 43 (1995) 119-130
26. McKenna K.Y.A., and Bargh J.A. Causes and consequences of social interaction on the Internet: A conceptual framework. Media Psychology 1 (1999) 249-269
27. McKenna K.Y.A., and Bargh J.A. Plan 9 from cyberspace: The implications of the Internet for personality and social psychology. Personality and Social Psychology Review 4 (2000) 57-75
28. McKenna K.Y.A., Green A.S., and Gleason M.E.J. Relationship formation on the Internet: What's the big attraction?. Journal of Social Issues 58 (2002) 9-31
29. Morahan-Martin J., and Schumacher P. Incidence and correlates of pathological Internet use among college students. Computers in Human Behavior 16 (2000) 13-29
30. Morahan-Martin J., and Schumacher P. Loneliness and social uses of the Internet. Computers in Human Behavior 19 (2003) 659-671
31. Myers S.A. Sibling communication satisfaction as a function of interpersonal solidarity, individualized trust, and self-disclosure. Communication Research Reports 15 (1998) 309-317
32. Papacharissi Z. The self online: The utility of personal home pages. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media 46 (2002) 346-368
33. Papacharissi Z., and Rubin A.M. Predictors of Internet use. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media 44 (2000) 175-196
34. Parks M.R., and Floyd K. Making friends in cyberspace. Journal of Communication 46 1 (1996) 80-97
35. Parks M.R., and Roberts L.D. 'Making MOOsic': The development of personal relationships on-line and a comparison to their off-line counterparts. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 15 (1998) 517-537
36. Peplau L.A., and Perlman D. Perspectives on loneliness. In: Peplau L.A., and Perlman D. (Eds). Loneliness: A sourcebook of current theory, research, and therapy (1982), John Wiley, New York 1-18
37. Perlman D., and Peplau L.A. Towards a social psychology of loneliness. In: Duck S., and Gilmour R. (Eds). Personal relationships in disorder (1981), Academic Press, London 31-56
38. Perse E.M., and Rubin A.M. Chronic loneliness and television use. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media 34 (1990) 37-53
39. Pew Internet & American Life Project. (2004, August 11). The Internet and daily life. Retrieved May 9, 2005, from http://www.pewinternet.org/topics.asp?c=4.
40. Prisbell M. Dating competence as related to levels of loneliness. Communication Reports 1 (1988) 54-59
41. Roberts L.D., Smith L.M., and Pollock C.M. 'u r a lot bolder on the net': Shyness and Internet use. In: Crozier W.R. (Ed). Shyness: Development, consolidation, and change (2000), Routledge, London 121-138
42. Rosengren K.E., and Windahl S. Mass media consumption as a functional alternative. In: McQuail D. (Ed). Sociology of mass communications (1972), Penguin, Middlesex, England 166-194
43. Rubin A.M. An examination of television viewing motivations. Communication Research 8 (1981) 141-165
44. Rubin A.M. The uses-and-gratifications perspective of media effects. In: Bryant J., and Zillmann D. (Eds). Media effects: Advances in theory and research. 2nd ed. (2002), Erlbaum, Mahwah, NJ 525-548
45. Rubin A.M., and Bantz C.R. Uses and gratifications of videocassette recorders. In: Salvaggio J.L., and Bryant J. (Eds). Media use in the information age: Emerging patterns of adoption and consumer use (1989), Erlbaum, Hillsdale, NJ 181-195
46. Rubin A.M., and Rubin R.B. Social and psychological antecedents of VCR use. In: Levy M.R. (Ed). The VCR age: Home video and mass communication (1989), Sage, Newbury Park, CA 92-111
47. Rubin R.B., Perse E.M., and Barbato C.A. Conceptualization and measurement of interpersonal communication motives. Human Communication Research 14 (1988) 602-628
48. Rubin R.B., and Rubin A.M. Antecedents of interpersonal communication motivation. Communication Quarterly 40 (1992) 305-317
49. Russell D. UCLA loneliness scale (Version 3): Validity, and factor structure. Journal of Personality Assessment 66 (1996) 20-40
50. Scealy M., Phillips J.G., and Stevenson R. Shyness and anxiety as predictors of patterns of Internet usage. CyberPsychology & Behavior 6 (2002) 507-515
51. Schutz W.C. The interpersonal underworld (1966), Science & Behavior Books, Palo Alto, CA
52. Short J., Williams E., and Christie B. The social psychology of telecommunications (1976), John Wiley, London
53. Solano C.H., Batten P.H., and Parish E.A. Loneliness and patterns of self-disclosure. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 43 (1982) 524-531
54. Sproull L., and Kiesler S. Reducing social context cues: Electronic mail in organizational communication. Management Science 32 (1986) 1492-1512
55. Tidwell L.C., and Walther J.B. Computer-mediated communication effects on disclosure, impressions, and interpersonal evaluations: Getting to know one another a bit at a time. Human Communication Research 28 (2002) 317-348
56. University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Communication Policy. (2003, January). The UCLA Internet report: Surveying the digital future. Retrieved August 12, 2003, from http://www.ccp.ucla.edu.
57. Utz, S. (2000). Social information processing in MUDs: The development of friendships in virtual worlds. Journal of Online Behavior, 1. Retrieved August 11, 2003, from http://www.behavior.net/job/v1n1/utz.html.
58. Utz S. Types of deception and underlying motivation. Social Science Computer Review 23 (2005) 49-56
59. Walther J.B. Interpersonal effects in computer-mediated interaction: A relational perspective. Communication Research 19 (1992) 52-90
60. Walther J.B. Anticipated ongoing interaction versus channel effects on relationship communication in computer-mediate interaction. Human Communication Research 20 (1994) 473-501
61. Walther J.B. Computer-mediated communication: Impersonal, interpersonal, and hyperpersonal interaction. Communication Research 28 (1996) 3-43
62. Weiss R.S. Loneliness: The experience of emotional and social isolation (1973), MIT press, Cambridge, MA
63. Wheeless L.R. Self-disclosure and interpersonal solidarity: Measurement, validation, and relationships. Human Communication Research 3 (1976) 47-61
64. Wheeless L.R. A follow-up study of the relationships among trust, disclosure, and interpersonal solidarity. Human Communication Research 4 (1978) 143-157
65. Wheeless L.R., and Grotz J. Conceptualization and measurement of reported self-disclosure. Human Communication Research 2 (1976) 338-346
66. Wolfradt U., and Doll J. Motives for adolescents to use the Internet as a function of personality traits, personal and social factors. Journal of Educational Computing Research 24 (2001) 13-27
67. Wright K. Computer-mediated social support, older adults, and coping. Journal of Communication 50 (2000) 100-118
68. Wright K. Motives for communication within on-line support groups and antecedents for interpersonal use. Communication Research Reports 19 (2002) 89-98