Love and hooking up in the new millennium: Communication technology and relationships among Urban African American and Puerto Rican Young Adults

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 570-582

  Bergdall, Anna R ^a   Kraft, Joan Marie ^b   Andes, Karen ^c   Carter, Marion ^b   Hatfield Timajchy, Kendra ^b   Hock Long, Linda ^d  

^a OAK RIDGE INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Family Planning Council   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LOVE; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; OBJECT RELATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERTO RICO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS; TEXT MESSAGING; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CELLULAR PHONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOVE; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUERTO RICO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; TEXT MESSAGING; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866659256     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2011.604748     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. Al-Tayyib, A. A., McFarlane, M., Kachur, R., & Rietmeijer, C. A. (2009). Finding sex partners on the Internet: What is the risk for sexually transmitted infections? Sexually Transmitted Infections, 85, 216-220.
2. Aral, S. O. (2008). Just one more day: The gap as population level determinant and risk factor for STI spread. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 35, 445-446. (Pubitemid 351670559)
3. Aral, S. O., & Manhart, L. E. (2009). ''Someone naughty for tonight'': Sex partner recruitment venues and associated STI risk. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 85, 239-240.
4. Arnett, J. J. (2000). Emerging adulthood: A theory of development from the late teens through the twenties. American Psychologist, 55, 469-480.
5. Auter, P. J. (2007). Portable social groups: Willingness to communicate, interpersonal communication gratifications, and cell phone use among young adults. International Journal of Mobile Communications, 5(2), 139-156.
6. Blais, J. J., Craig, W. M., Pepler, D., & Connolly, J. (2008). Adolescents online: The importance of Internet activity choices to salient relationships. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 37, 522-536.
7. Byrne, R., & Findlay, B. (2004). Preference for SMS versus telephone calls in initiating romantic relationships. Australian Journal of Emerging Technologies and Society, 2(1), 48-61.
8. Chen, M. I., Ghani, A. C., & Edmunds, J. (2008). Mind the gap: The role of time between sex with two consecutive partners on the transmission dynamics of gonorrhea. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 35, 435-444. (Pubitemid 351670544)
9. David-Ferdon, C., & Feldman Hertz, M. (2007). Electronic media, violence, and adolescents: An emerging public health problem. Journal of Adolescent Health, 41, S1-S5. (Pubitemid 350151890)
10. Draucker, C. B., & Martsolf, D. S. (2010). The role of electronic communication technology in adolescent dating violence. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, 23(3), 133-142.
11. Flora, J., & Segrin, C. (2000). Relationship development in dating couples: Implications for relational satisfaction and loneliness. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 17, 811-824.
12. Jonason, P. K., Li, N. P., & Cason, M. J. (2009). The ''booty call'': A compromise between men's and women's ideal mating strategies. Journal of Sex Research, 46, 460-470.
13. Lampe, C., Ellison, N., & Steinfeld, C. (2006, November). A face(book) in the crowd: Social searching vs. social browsing. Paper presented at the 20th anniversary conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, New York, NY.
14. Lenhart, A., Purcell, K., Smith, A., & Zickuhr, K. (2010). Social media and mobile Internet use among teens and young adults. Washington, DC: Pew Internet & American Life Project.
15. McFarlane, M., Bull, S. S., & Rietmeijer, C. A. (2000). The Internet as a newly emerging risk environment for sexually transmitted diseases. Journal of the American Medical Association, 284, 443-446. (Pubitemid 30484476)
16. McFarlane, M., Bull, S. S., & Rietmeijer, C. A. (2002). Young adults on the Internet: Risk behaviors for sexually transmitted diseases and HIV(1). Journal of Adolescent Health, 31, 11-16. (Pubitemid 34667292)
17. McFarlane, M., Kachur, R., Bull, S., & Rietmeijer, C. (2004). Women, the Internet, and sexually transmitted infections. Journal of Women's Health, 13, 689-694. (Pubitemid 39276360)
18. Morris, M., Kurth, A. E., Hamilton, D. T., Moody, J., & Wakefield, S. (2009). Concurrent partnerships and HIV prevalence disparities by race: Linking science and public health practice. American Journal of Public Health, 99, 1023-1031.
19. Padgett, P. M. (2007). Personal safety and sexual safety for women using online personal ads. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 4(2), 27-37.
20. Pew Research Center. (2007). How young people view their lives, futures and politics: A portrait of ''generation next''. Washington, DC: Pew Research Center for The People & The Press.
21. Picard, P. (2007). Tech abuse in teen relationships study. New York: Liz Claiborne, Inc.
22. Regan, P., & Steeves, V. (2010). Kids r us: Online social networking and the potential for empowerment. Surveillance and Society, 8, 151-165.
23. Rietmeijer, C. A., Bull, S. S., McFarlane, M., Patnaik, J. L., & Douglas, J. M., Jr. (2003). Risks and benefits of the Internet for populations at risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs): Results of an STI clinic survey. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 30, 15-19. (Pubitemid 36071079)
24. Seiffge-Krenke, I. (2003). Testing theories of romantic development from adolescence to young adulthood: Evidence of a developmental sequence. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 27, 519-531. (Pubitemid 37408019)
25. Strauss, A., & Corbin, J. (1998). Basics of qualitative research techniques and procedures for developing grounded theory (2nd ed.). London: Sage.
26. Subrahmanyam, K., Reich, S. M., Waechter, N., & Espinoza, G. (2008). Online and offline social networks: Use of social networking sites by emerging adults. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 29, 420-433.
27. Thurlow, C. (2003). Generation txt? The sociolinguistics of young people's text-messaging. Discourse Analysis Online, 1(1). Retrieved from http://extra.shu.ac.uk/daol/articles/v1/n1/a3/thurlow2002003-T. html
28. Valkenburg, P. M., & Peter, J. (2010). Online communication among adolescents: An integrated model of its attraction, opportunities, and risks. Journal of Adolescent Health, 48, 121-127.
29. Witte, S. S., El-Bassel, N., Gilbert, L., Wu, E., & Chang, M. (2010). Lack of awareness of partner STD risk among heterosexual couples. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 42, 49-55.