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Additionally, the level of the intimacy can be higher and more intense than through regular communication. This heightened intimacy is the result of the direct and immediate nature of the communication between the parties.
The author successfully demonstrates that the work identifies and attempts to fill lacunae in the literature. The study examined 138 college students at universities in the United States. The immediate concern with this study would be the question of the sample size. A sample of this size suggests that there would be unacceptable levels of error within the study. This error threatens the generalizability of the study.
Another consideration is possibly the need to examine the male to female division in the sample. The sample contained more males than females. This difference is noteworthy since men and women communicate differently. It is possible that more females may have produced different results. Having noted this it is important considerations are the implications of the study. The validity of the findings should be considered since it may influence the nature of construction of infidelity and the demonstration of intimacy.
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It attempts to satisfy missing knowledge and invites future research in the area. Most importantly it allows us to realize that new technologies are influencing the development of social phenomenon. This reality suggests that new types of data collection methods may be needed to examine the new connections between the technological and the social.
A particular area of interest for Baxter and Bullis (1986) is the manner in which couples recollect the turning point in their relationship, and how well those recollections match up with one another. After interviewing hundreds of couples whose relationships had declined or disintegrated, the researchers found that only 54% of the couples attributed their relationships downfall to the same turning point. Misaligned perceptions of many types are, in fact,
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