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Wang, Hua. and Andersen, Peter. "Self-Disclosure in Long-Distance Friendships: A Comparison between Face-to-Face and Computer-Mediated Communication" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Sheraton New York, New York City, NY, <Not Available>. 2009-05-25 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p13227_index.html>

Wang, H. and Andersen, P. A. "Self-Disclosure in Long-Distance Friendships: A Comparison between Face-to-Face and Computer-Mediated Communication" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Sheraton New York, New York City, NY Online <PDF>. 2009-05-25 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p13227_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: Long-distance friendship (LDF) is still under-studied, despite the fact that this phenomenon has become prevalent in today’s society. This research study attempts to examine self-disclosure behaviors in LDFs through both face-to-face (FtF) interactions and computer-mediated communication (CMC) channels and understand social impact of new information technologies on relational communication between long-distance friends. Specifically, relationships between self-disclosure and geographic distance, relationship stage, gender, cultural values, and friendship quality are tested in both FtF and CMC contexts. Research subjects were recruited from a large public southwestern university. A total of 388 students from 43 countries and regions participated in the study through a web survey. Results of the study suggest that in LDFs people tend to disclose slightly greater in FtF settings than in CMC environment and women are likely to reveal personal or private information to others slightly more than men do. And overall, self-disclosure in both FtF and CMC contexts is highly associated with relationship quality. However, geographic distance does not influence self-disclosure behaviors between long-distance friends in either FtF or CMC context. Once people are separate, it does not matter how far apart they are from each other. Moreover, self-disclosure trumps culture in the present study, indicating that the intimate nature of friendship may be trans-cultural.

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