Relating at a Distance: Navigating Long-distance Romantic Relationships By: Lindsay Bailey

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Presentation Overview Introduction Behavioral maintenance strategies and satisfaction Maintenance and communication strategies in LDRRs versus GCRRs Challenges of CMC Synthesis and further research Conclusion

Behavioral Maintenance Strategies and Satisfaction Satisfaction Behavioral maintenance strategies  Five main maintenance strategies  Four additional maintenance strategies

How to Reach Satisfaction Stafford, 2010  Adaptation Maguire and Kinney, 2010  Maintenance focused strategies and stress Roberts and Pistole, 2009  Attachment

LDRRs vs. GCRRs Daiton and Aylor, 2001  GCRRs did not use more maintenance strategies Roberts and Pistole, 2009  LDRR attachment and frequency Stafford, 2010  Speech event patterns

Challenges of CMC Johnson et al., 2008  Defining CMC Dainton and Aylor, 2002  Channels were functional alternatives Maguire, 2007 and Merolla, 2010  Most useful form of CMC Maguire, 2007  Using CMC and behavioral maintenance strategies Merolla, 2010  Factors influencing communication

Synthesis and Further Research Behavioral maintenance strategies Relationship satisfaction CMC and maintenance  RQ1. Webcams, behavioral maintenance, satisfaction  H1. Satisfaction will be highly correlated with webcams and behavioral maintenance patterns will continue to show the same patterns as traditional CMC use

Conclusions Achieve satisfaction in LDRRs LDRRs vs. GCRRs The most effective ways to use CMC

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