Abscence of gating AO3

Question 1

Who conducted research to support abscence of gating?

Answer 1

Mckenna and Barge

Question 2

What did Mckenna and Barge do?

Answer 2

They investigated online communication by shy, lonely and socially anxious people

Question 3

What did McKenna and Barge find?

Answer 3

They found that these people were able to express their ‘true selves’ more virtually than in face-to-face situations

Question 4

What percentage of relationships formed online by shy people lasted at least 2 years?

Answer 4

71%

Question 5

What percentage of relationships formed by shy people in the real world lasted at least 2 years?

Answer 5

49%

Question 6

Why does Mckenna and Barge research support abscence of gating?

Answer 6

Shy people were able to benefit from online relationships due to the usual ‘gates’ from face-to-face relationships being removed

Question 7

However, what does abscence of gating in virtual relationships fail to consider?

Answer 7

It fails to consider that all relationships are multi-modal

Question 8

What does all relationships being multi modal mean?

Answer 8

It means our relationships are maintained both online and offline rather than ‘either/or’

Question 9

What we disclose in virtual relationships is influenced by…

Answer 9

our offline interactions and vice versa, suggesting the relationship between abscence of gates and self-disclosure in virtual relationships is more complex