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astarri -> RE: Online Collar/Master (11/5/2007 12:01:48 PM)
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This is written in Social Psychology Elliot Aronson, Timothy D. Wilson, Robin M. Akert, and Beverly Fehr~ Third Canadian Edition. pg286-287 (for those interested)
"These days strangers can get to know each other through electronic mail and computer chat rooms. Computer-mediated communication offers a twist on the propinquity effect [the finding that the more we see and interact with people, the more likely they are to become our friends]; the fact that someone is thousands of kilometers away no longer means you can't encounter him or her. Are computer-based relationships the same as ones formed in everyday life? Do computer relationships survive when they move from the computer screen to face-to-face interactions? Researchers are beginning to explore these questions Lea & Spears, 1995; McKenna & Bargh, 2000; Walther, Anderson & Park, 1994). The early results are encouraging.
For example, recent laboratory experiements have shown that people report being more comfortable revealing their "true" self to a partner over the Internet compared to a face-to-face intereaction (Bargh, McKenna & Fitzsimons, 2002; McKenna, Green, and Gleason, 2002)...Perhaps most importantly, research is showing that relationships formed over the internet resemble those developed face-to-face in terms of quality and depth (Bargh & McKenna, 2004). In addition, a recent two year follow-up of romantic relationships formed over the internet found that break-up rates were similar for those generally reported for relationships formed in person (McKenna et al., 2002).
I just found this interesting as i was reading my text book and thought i would share.
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