ABSTRACT

A distinguishing feature of contemporary relationships is the integration of technological mediation into routine social interaction. The communication interdependence perspective (CIP) explains how interpersonal technologies are interwoven with face-to-face relationships, but its conceptualization of integration is limited. To fill this gap, we expand the CIP by proposing a new measure to explicate and operationalize the ways multiple modalities are interconnected. We evaluated our scale using data from students at two universities (Study 1; N = 355) and confirmed it in a sample of romantic couples (Study 2; N = 280). The 37-item measure exhibited strong psychometric properties and contained two types of constructive integration (using technology to preserve continuity in the relationship and to facilitate togetherness) and three destructive forms (using technology to turn away from the relationship, to perpetuate conflict, and to create tension). Potential applications of the scale for studying multimodal relationships are discussed.

摘要

当代关系的一个显着特征是将技术中介整合到日常社交互动中。沟通相互依存视角（CIP）解释了人际技术如何与面对面的关系交织在一起，但其整合的概念化是有限的。为了填补这一空白，我们通过提出一项新措施来扩展 CIP，以解释和操作多种模式相互关联的方式。我们使用来自两所大学（研究 1；N = 355）的学生的数据评估了我们的量表，并在浪漫情侣样本（研究 2；N = 280）中证实了这一点。37 项测量表现出很强的心理测量特性，并包含两种类型的建设性整合（使用技术来保持关系的连续性并促进团结）和三种破坏性形式（使用技术摆脱关系，使冲突永久化，并制造紧张局势）。讨论了该量表在研究多模态关系方面的潜在应用。