Using technology to control intimate partners: An exploratory study of college undergraduates |
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Authors: | Sloane C Burke Michele WallenKaren Vail-Smith David Knox |
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Affiliation: | a East Carolina University, Department of Health Education & Promotion, Greenville, NC, United States b East Carolina University, Department of Sociology, Greenville, NC, United States |
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Abstract: | 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. |
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Keywords: | Cyber relationships Undergraduates Control Monitor Computers |
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