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dc.contributor.authorFrahm, Whitney Allison
dc.description.abstractConflict, uncertainty, and relational maintenance have been frequent topics of study in long-distance relationships (LDRs); however, these concepts have not been studied concurrently. Interviews with 22 college students were used to study the influence of mediated versus face-to-face communication on conflict, uncertainty, and maintenance in LDRs. Interview data indicate that distance, distrust, and frustration with mediated communication are significant sources of conflict in LDRs. Conflict is most often discussed via mediated communication, although couples overwhelmingly prefer face-to-face interaction. Uncertainty and subsequent conflict were highest when using text-based communication (i.e., text messaging and Facebook); the telephone was preferred to maintain LDRs.en_US
dc.publisherNorth Dakota State Universityen_US
dc.rightsNDSU policy 190.6.2en_US
dc.titleLongdistance Romantic Relationships: Connections Among Conflict, Uncertainty, Maintenance, and Mediated Communication Useen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-16T17:41:09Z
dc.date.available2024-03-16T17:41:09Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10365/33735
dc.subjectlong-distance relationshipsen_US
dc.subjectconflicten_US
dc.subjectuncertaintyen_US
dc.subject.lcshLong-distance relationships.en_US
dc.subject.lcshInterpersonal communication.en_US
dc.subject.lcshInformation technology -- Social aspects.en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdfen_US
ndsu.degreeMaster of Arts (MA)en_US
ndsu.collegeArts, Humanities, and Social Sciencesen_US
ndsu.departmentCommunicationen_US
ndsu.programCommunicationen_US
ndsu.advisorBeck, Stephenson J.


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