More Than a Game: Friendship Relational Maintenance and Attitudes Toward Xbox LIVE Communication

被引：26

作者：

Ledbetter, Andrew M. ^{[1
]}

Kuznekoff, Jeffrey H. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Texas Christian Univ, Dept Commun Studies, Ft Worth, TX 76129 USA

[2] Ohio Univ, Sch Commun Studies, Athens, OH 45701 USA

来源：

COMMUNICATION RESEARCH | 2012年 / 39卷 / 02期

关键词：

relational maintenance; video games; friendship; media multiplexity; computer-mediated communication; ONLINE; MEDIA; PATTERNS; STRENGTH; FACEBOOK; BEHAVIOR; OFFLINE; GENDER; IMPACT;

D O I：

10.1177/0093650210397042

中图分类号：

G2 [信息与知识传播];

学科分类号：

05 ; 0503 ;

摘要：

Guided by media multiplexity theory, this manuscript reports an empirical investigation of relational maintenance and closeness between friends who communicate via Microsoft's Xbox LIVE service. Attitudes toward self-disclosure and social connection across Xbox LIVE interacted to predict Xbox LIVE relational maintenance, with social connection attitude directly predicting offline communication frequency. Both Xbox LIVE relational maintenance and offline communication frequency interacted to predict relational closeness, with high closeness in the presence of either frequent Xbox LIVE maintenance or offline communication. These results suggest extending media multiplexity theory to account for individual attitudes toward new and existing media.

引用

页码：269 / 290

页数：22

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