Using modern technology to keep in touch with back burners: An investment model analysis

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue , 2014, Pages 96-100

  Dibble, Jayson L ^a   Drouin, Michelle ^b  

^a HOPE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

Author keywords

Back burners; Communication technology; Investment theory; Relationship alternatives; Social networking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894522837     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2014.01.042     Document Type: Article

References (32)

1. A.R. Bergdall, J.M. Kraft, K. Andes, M. Carter, K. Hatfield-Timajchy, and L. Hock-Long 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 49 2012 570 582 10.1080/00224499.2011.604748
2. M.A. Bisson, and T.R. Levine Negotiating a friends with benefits relationship Archives of Sexual Behavior 38 2007 66 73 10.1007/s10508-007-9211-2
3. S.C. Boies, A. Cooper, and C.S. Osborne Variations in internet-related problems and psychosocial functioning in online sexual activities: Implications for social and sexual development of young adults CyberPsychology & Behavior 7 2004 207 230 10.1089/109493104323024474
4. J. Cassidy Me media: How hanging out on the Internet became big business The New Yorker 82 2006 50 59
5. K. Daneback, A. Cooper, and S. Mansson An internet study of cybersex participants Archives of Sexual Behavior 34 2005 321 328 10.1007/s10508-005- 3120-z
6. Dibble, J. L., Boller, R. R., & Aune, K. S. (2011). Maintaining contact with "back burners": Communication technology and the prevalence of attending to relationship alternatives. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA.
7. Dibble, J. L., Drouin, M., Aune, K. S., & Boller, R. R. (2014). Simmering on the back burner: Communication with and disclosure of relationship alternatives. Manuscript submitted for publication.
8. Edthepoet. (2008). The back burner dating system [Web log post]. < http://www.matchdoctor.com/blog-83362/The-Back-Burner-Dating-System.html > (Retrieved from).
9. G.J.O. Fletcher The new science of intimate relationships 2002 Blackwell Malden, MA
10. G.C. Gonzaga, M.G. Haselton, J. Smurda, M.S. Davies, and J.C. Poore Love, desire, and the suppression of thoughts of romantic alternatives Evolution and Human Behavior 29 2008 119 126 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2007.11.003
11. Hampton, K. N., Goulet, L. S., Rainie, L., & Purcell, K. (2011). Social networking sites and our lives: How people's trust, personal relationships, and civic and political involvement are connected to their use of social networking sites and other technologies. Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project. < http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2011/ Technology-and-social-networks.aspx > (Retrieved from Pew Research Center website).
12. K.M. Hertlein, and A. Stevenson The seven "As" contributing to Internet-related intimacy problems: A literature review Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychsocial Research on Cyberspace 4 2010 Article 1
13. Hillin, T. (2010). The back-burner.you can run, but you can't hide [Web log post]. < http://www.roaringla.com/2010/11/back-burneryou-can-run-but-you- cant.html > (Retrieved from).
14. W.C. Jacobsen, and R. Forste The wired generation: Academic and social outcomes of electronic media use among university students Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking 14 2011 275 280 10.1089/cyber.2010.0135
15. D.J. Johnson, and C.E. Rusbult Resisting temptation: Devaluation of alternative partners as a means of maintaining commitment in close relationships Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 57 1989 967 980 10.1037/0022-3514.57.6.967
16. H.H. Kelley, and J.E. Thibault Interpersonal relations: A theory of interdependence 1978 Wiley New York, NY
17. Lenhart, A., Purcell, K., Smith, A., & Zickuhr, K. (2010). Social media & mobile internet use among teens and young adults. Pew Internet & American Life Project. < http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Social-Media- and-Young-Adults.aspx > (Retrieved from Pew Research Center website).
18. R. Ling, and N.S. Baron Text messaging and IM: Linguistic comparison of American college data Journal of Language and Social Psychology 26 2007 291 298 10.1177/0261927X06303480
19. J.E. Lydon, G.M. Fitzsimons, and L. Naidoo Devaluation versus enhancement of attractive alternatives: A critical test using the calibration paradigm Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 29 2003 349 359 10.1177/ 0146167202250202
20. Married Jake (2009). Do you have a back burner? [Web log post]. < http://www.glamour.com/sex-love-life/blogs/smitten/2009/09/do-you-have-a-back- burner.html > (Retrieved from).
21. B.A. Mattingly, E.M. Clark, D.J. Weidler, M. Bullock, J. Hackathorn, and K. Blankmeyer Sociosexual orientation, commitment, and infidelity: A mediation analysis Journal of Social Psychology 151 2011 222 226 10.1080/00224540903536162
22. Midlifebachelor.com (2008). Front burner, back burner dating strategy. < http://www.midlifebachelor.com/articles/frontburnerbackburner.html > (Retrieved from).
23. R.S. Miller Inattentive and contented: Relationship commitment and attention to alternatives Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 73 1997 758 766 10.1037/0022-3514.73.4.758
24. J. Owen, and F.D. Fincham Young adults' emotional reactions after hooking up encounters Archives of Sexual Behavior 40 2010 321 330 10.1007/s10508-010- 9652-x
25. T.S. Parker, and K.S. Wampler How bad is it? Perceptions of the relationships impact of different types of internet sexual activities Contemporary Family Therapy 25 2003 415 429 10.1023/A:1027360703099
26. E.L. Paul, B. McManus, and A. Hayes "Hookups": Characteristics and correlates of college students' spontaneous and anonymous sexual experiences The Journal of Sex Research 37 2000 76 88 < http://www.jstor.org/stable/ 3813373 > (Retrieved from)
27. C.E. Rusbult Commitment and satisfaction in romantic associations: A test of the investment model Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 16 1980 172 186 10.1016/0022-1031(80)90007-4
28. C.E. Rusbult, J.M. Martz, and C.R. Agnew The investment model scale: Measuring commitment level, satisfaction level, quality of alternatives, and investment size Personal Relationships 5 1998 357 391 10.1111/j.1475-6811.1998. tb00177.x
29. Traugott, M., Joo, S. H., Ling, R., & Qian, Y. (2006). On the move: The role of cellular communication in American life. Pohs Report on Mobile Communication. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan.
30. West, A. R. (2013). Relationship commitment and monitoring alternatives using Facebook in unmarried romantic relationships (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from < http://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/handle/2152/21578 >.
31. P.E. Yarab, E. Allgeier, and C. Sensibaugh Looking deeper: Extradyadic behaviors, jealousy, and perceived unfaithfulness in hypothetical dating relationships Personal Relationships 6 1999 305 316 10.1111/j.1475-6811.1999. tb00194.x
32. P.E. Yarab, C.C. Sensibaugh, and E.R. Allgeier More than just sex: Gender differences in the incidence of self-defined unfaithful behavior in heterosexual dating relationships Journal of Psychology & Human Sexuality 10 1998 45 57