Type of Document	Thesis
Author	Andon, Stephen Patrick
Author's Email Address	stephen.andon@gmail.com
URN	etd-01052007-170005
Title	Evaluating Computer-Mediated Communication on the University Campus: The Impact of Facebook.com on the Development of Romantic Relationships
Degree	Master of Arts
Department	Communication, Department of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Arthur Raney Committee Chair Andrew Opel Committee Member Ulla Bunz Committee Member
Keywords	Computer-Mediated Communication Romantic Relationships
Date of Defense	2006-12-15
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract Specifically, this study examined if students have been using Facebook.com rather than, and/or in addition to, tradition face-to-face techniques, to establish romantic relationships. A group of 440 undergraduate students were given surveys to complete during class. The survey measured the students' intensity of Facebook usage and also directed each participant to reference an instance where they had met someone socially and later checked them out on Facebook. With this in mind, students were presented with three traditional face-to-face interaction scales: the attributional confidence scale, the interpersonal attraction scale, and the perceived similarity scale. To analyze this data, correlation and independent sample t-tests were run to determine whether students with high intensity Facebook usage were more likely to score higher on these respective scales.
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