People tend to prefer lean communication channels (i.e., those with fewer cues and a time lag between message receipt and reply) when they anticipate that an interaction will threaten their face. However, the role of relationship type in this phenomenon is underexplored. Participants (N = 231) responded to hypothetical face-threatening scenarios about close or casual friends. Participants who reported on casual friends perceived higher face threat and were more likely to prefer lean channels. Perceived effectiveness and appropriateness of channels also varied by relationship type and channel preference. These findings highlight the importance of relationship type in face-threatening scenarios and suggest that associations between relationship type, perceived face threat, and channel preference are more complicated than previously proposed.

中文翻译：

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面对面场景中对通信技术能力的偏爱和感知能力

当人们期望互动会威胁到他们的脸时，他们倾向于偏向精益的沟通渠道（即线索较少，消息接收和回复之间存在时间间隔的渠道）。但是，关系类型在这种现象中的作用尚未得到充分的研究。参与者（N = 231）回答了有关密友或休闲朋友的假面威胁情景。那些对休闲朋友进行举报的参与者认为自己面临的威胁更大，并且更倾向于精益渠道。渠道的感知有效性和适当性也因关系类型和渠道偏好而异。这些发现突出了关系类型在面部威胁场景中的重要性，并表明关系类型，感知到的面部威胁和渠道偏好之间的关联比以前提出的更为复杂。