Effects Of Absence Of Gating In Virtual Relationships

Question 1

Into

Answer 1

Face to face relationships can experience gates that can affect early development of relationships

Gates include physical attractiveness , social anxiety and stammers

Question 2

Benefits of absence of gating

Answer 2

Effects of absence of gates is that relatiships can pogress where self disclosure can occur

Encourages virtual relationships to reach deeper level a lot quicker than face to face relationship

Question 3

Drawback of absence gating

Answer 3

Leads to individuals creating online image they would not be able to uphold in face to face relationships

Leads to untrue self disclosure in virtual relatiships

Question 4

RTS absence of gating

Answer 4

Investigated online communication by shy, lonely people

Found these people were able to express there true selves more virtually than face to face

71% of these relatiships formed online by shy people at least lasted at least 2 years

Supports as shy people were able to benefit from online relationships

Increasing validity of absence gating in vitrual relationships