TY - JOUR
T1 - Maintaining Relationship Alternatives Electronically
T2 - Positive Relationship Maintenance in Back Burner Relationships
AU - Dibble, Jayson L.
AU - Punyanunt-Carter, Narissra M.
AU - Drouin, Michelle
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, © 2018 Eastern Communication Association.
Copyright:
Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2018/5/27
Y1 - 2018/5/27
N2 - Back burners are desired prospective romantic/sexual partners that people communicate with to establish a future romantic or sexual relationship. We surveyed 658 college students about the extent to which they reported using various positive relationship maintenance strategies (positivity, openness, assurances) during communication with their most important back burner. Consistent with previous research, singles did not differ from those in committed romances in the number of back burners reported; however, singles and casual daters utilized the positive maintenance strategies to a greater extent than did those in committed relationships. Men reported using more assurances than did women, but the sexes did not differ on the other strategies utilized. Implications and limitations are discussed.
AB - Back burners are desired prospective romantic/sexual partners that people communicate with to establish a future romantic or sexual relationship. We surveyed 658 college students about the extent to which they reported using various positive relationship maintenance strategies (positivity, openness, assurances) during communication with their most important back burner. Consistent with previous research, singles did not differ from those in committed romances in the number of back burners reported; however, singles and casual daters utilized the positive maintenance strategies to a greater extent than did those in committed relationships. Men reported using more assurances than did women, but the sexes did not differ on the other strategies utilized. Implications and limitations are discussed.
KW - Back Burners
KW - Casual Sexual Relationships
KW - Communication Technology
KW - Interpersonal Communication
KW - Positive Relationship Maintenance Behaviors
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85041112970&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/08824096.2018.1425985
DO - 10.1080/08824096.2018.1425985
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85041112970
VL - 35
SP - 200
EP - 209
JO - Communication Research Reports
JF - Communication Research Reports
SN - 0882-4096
IS - 3
ER -