Journal
COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR
Volume 27, Issue 3, Pages 1162-1167Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2010.12.010
Keywords
Cyber relationships; Undergraduates; Control; Monitor; Computers
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This study examined the extent to which a sample of 804 undergraduates at a large southeastern university used communication technology (e.g., cell phone, email, social network sites) to monitor or control partners in intimate relationships and to evaluate their perceptions of the appropriateness of these behaviors. Results of the online survey revealed that half of both female and male respondents reported the use of communication technology to monitor partners, either as the initiator or victim. Females were significantly more likely than males to monitor the email accounts of their partners (25% vs. 6%) and to regard doing so as appropriate behavior. Limitations and implications are suggested. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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