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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"online relationships"”.
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The Relations of Shyness With Aspects of Involvement in Online Relationships
Relationships that individuals develop using an online medium constitute a relatively new way of forming personal attachments with others. Researchers have only recently begun to explore online relational involvement and the personality characteristics that may draw individuals to use this medium …
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Grande Wi-Fi : understanding what Wi-Fi users are doing in coffee-shops
… coffee-shops, drawing on ethnographic research, online surveys and interviews with Internet users in coffee-shops, Wi-Fi providers and coffee-shop owners and their staff. It reviews the user experience of the Wi-Fi users in these public spaces. This thesis looks closely at Wi-Fi users everyday …
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Marketing de relaciones en los medios sociales: Estudio empírico de los antecedentes y consecuentes de la calidad de la relación en los sitios web de viajes
… media, which are tools that are used to manage online relationships. Among the latter, are the word of mouth communication and the word of mouth online that reflect the behaviour of the user. And, finally, there are the trust, satisfaction and commitment that define the attitude of the user …
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Games People Play: Identity and Relationships in an Online Role-Playing Game
The following is a study of online relationships and identity formation in Everquest, a multiplayer online role-playing game. Using a phenomenological and reflexive approach, the study seeks to explicate the attractions of this type of online forum, which draws hundreds of thousands of players who …
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Perceptions of Stigma in Online Dating Narratives: Implications for Marriage and Family Therapists
Despite increased usage of online dating platforms, perceptions of meeting partners online remain generally stigmatized. When people internalize stigmatized online dating narratives as self-stigma, there are implications for psychological wellbeing and relational health. In the current study, …
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The Impact of Internet Experiences on Embarrassment
… and socially anxious individuals seem to prefer online relationships to in-person relationships, although they have fewer Facebook friends than those without impairment (Orr et a]., 2009). It is possible that the anonymity of the Internet might lessen fears of embarrassment typically experienced …
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An Analysis of Students' Perception of Biblical Community Within the Environment of Digital Media: A Mixed Methods Study
… attend Christian high schools, perceive their online relationships to facilitate the principles or essentials of biblical community? The more commonly asked questions concerning the effects of digital media on one's face-to-face relationships cannot adequately be answered until the above …
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Online Friendships and the Bird’s Nest Drawing in the Age of the Internet
… friendships facilitated through the internet and online video games. The goal was to investigate how online friendships compare to in-person friendships in terms of quality. Three English-speaking participants who played an online video game and had an online friendship provided unique case …
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Perceptions, awareness, and individual differences in cyber dating abuse perpetration and victimisation
… romantic connections are increasingly turning to online dating as a more convenient alternative to traditional face-to-face methods. However, alongside its benefits, technological advancements have also brought about risks, particularly in cyber dating abuse (CDA). This form of abuse, facilitated …