Relational closeness: Comparing undergraduate college students' geographically close and long‐distance friendships |
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| Authors: | AMY JANAN JOHNSON MICHEL M HAIGH ELIZABETH A CRAIG JENNIFER A H BECKER |
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| Institution: | 1. University of Oklahoma;2. Amy Janan Johnson, Department of Communication, University of Oklahoma;3. Michel M. Haigh, College of Communications, Pennsylvania State University;4. Elizabeth A. Craig, Department of Communication, North Carolina State University;5. Jennifer A. H. Becker, Communication and Journalism Department, University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire.;6. The Pennsylvania State University;7. North Carolina State University;8. University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire |
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| Abstract: | Abstract As interpersonal relationships change with the advent of new technology, researchers need to reexamine their theoretical constructs ( R. G. Adams, 1998 ). This study uses survey methodology to examine college undergraduates from the United States. It explores the concept of relational closeness by comparing how geographically close and long‐distance friends define closeness in their relationships. It assesses prior methods of defining and measuring closeness in interpersonal relationships for the impact of physical distance between the friends. Differences illustrate factors that are important in understanding relational closeness in general and in long‐distance relationships in particular. |
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