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Hall, Jeffrey A.; Larson, Kiley A.; Watts, Amber – Human Communication Research, 2011
The ideal standards model predicts linear relationship among friendship standards, expectation fulfillment, and relationship satisfaction. Using a diary method, 197 participants reported on expectation fulfillment in interactions with one best, one close, and one casual friend (N = 591) over five days (2,388 interactions). Using multilevel…
Descriptors: Friendship, Expectation, Satisfaction, Sex
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Afifi, Tamara D.; McManus, Tara; Steuber, Keli; Coho, Amanda – Human Communication Research, 2009
The purpose of this study was to more closely examine the association between avoidance and satisfaction during a potentially conflict-inducing conversation with one's dating partner. The results suggest that the way people respond to their own and their partner's conflict avoidance depends upon whether they are male or female. The perception of…
Descriptors: Conflict, Intimacy, Verbal Communication, Interpersonal Relationship
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Bailenson, Jeremy N.; Beall, Andrew C.; Loomis, Jack; Blascovich, Jim; Turk, Matthew – Human Communication Research, 2005
Immersive collaborative virtual environments (CVEs) are simulations in which geographically separated individuals interact in a shared, three-dimensional, digital space using immersive virtual environment technology. Unlike videoconference technology, which transmits direct video streams, immersive CVEs accurately track movements of interactants…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Social Influences, Computer Simulation, Computer Mediated Communication