The internet and the mobile phone have disrupted many of our conventional understandings
of ourselves and our relationships, raising anxieties and hopes about their effects on our …

The purpose of this study was to examine social media use among college students and
how it affects communication with others, and college students' self-concept. In this study …

In this study, we address the communication technologies individuals within romantic
relationships are using to communicate with one another, the frequency of use, and the …

Online Identities: Creating and Communicating the Online Self presents a critical
investigation of the ways in which representations of identities have shifted since the advent …

In an online survey with two cohorts (2009 and 2011) of undergraduates in dating
relationships, we examined how attachment was related to communication technology use …

Facebook offers the possibility of increased social contact via a process known as 'friending',
whereby users create personal profiles and accumulate 'friends' on a reciprocal basis. The …

Communication through social media characterizes modern lifestyles and relationships,
including family interactions. The present study aims at deepening the role that parents' …

Abstract Families with members living in different countries have embraced emerging
technologies but little is known of the impact of mediated communication among these …

This article aims to expand the critical frameworks by which online social networking can be
contextualised and understood within the broader cultural practices of identity and selfhood …

Transnational mothers working in foreign countries face the challenges of providing
“intensive” mothering to their children from a distance, and risk being subject to the …