Social Media and Close Relationships

Kelly R. Rossetto is a professor in the Communication Department at Boise State University, where she teaches courses on interpersonal communication, social media in relationships, family communication, research methods, and resilience and coping. Jennifer S. Owlett has more than 15 years of experience teaching courses on interpersonal communication, the dark side of interpersonal communication, intercultural communication, and communication theory. She has taught students at University of Delaware, Purdue University, and William Paterson University.

Preface Introduction: Introducing Social Media and Close Relationships - Stephen A. Rains, Shelby N. Carter, and Levi S. Ross Chapter 1. Social Media, Disclosure, and Identity Management: Interaction with Others - Jeffrey T. Child and Matthew J. A. Craig Chapter 2. (Re)Drafting Coherent Selves Across Social Media: Illuminating the Experiences of Marginalized Social Media Users - M. Cody Coker and Samantha F. Quinn Chapter 3. Social Media, Activism, and Ethical Witnessing: A Case Study of Self-Disclosure and Relationships in the #MeToo Movement - Leandra H. Hernandez and Stevie M. Munz Chapter 4. Social Media and Digital Well-being in Romantic Relationships - Scott E. Caplan, Claire Wanzer, and Emily Pfender Chapter 5. Dating Apps and Mate Selection - Cassandra Alexopoulos and Liesel L. Sharabi Chapter 6. Social Media and Romantic Relationships: Oversharing, Sexting, and Relational Maintenance - Sydney E. Brammer and Narissra M. Punyanunt-Carter Chapter 7. Social Media and Back Burner Relationships - Jayson L. Dibble Chapter 8. Hit Me Up: Exploring How Relational Partners Switch and Weave Between Channels - Leah E. LeFebvre and Cameron Panhans Chapter 9. "You want to meet up? Wait...where did you go?": Ghosting on Social Media - Rhiannon B. Kallis and Anna V. Ortiz Juarez-Paz Chapter 10. Social Media Use and Friendships in Adolescence - J. Loes Pouwels and Sanyogita S. Khare Chapter 11. Maintaining Friendships on Social Media - Erin K. Ruppel, Tricia J. Burke, Matthew Moon, and Maura D. Corder Chapter 12. Networked Maintenance: Maintaining Friendships through Social Media - Bree McEwan and Michelle N. Belanger Chapter 13. Experiencing Loss Online: Grief and Social Support - Tennley A. Vik and Jocelyn M. DeGroot Chapter 14. Parent-adolescent Relationships in a Digital World - Jodi Dworkin and Eunyoung Park Chapter 15. "Once You Post Something, You Can Never Take It Back:" Parents' Talk with Their Children about Social Media - Aimee E. Miller-Ott and Lynne Kelly Chapter 16. The Momhive: Support, Social Comparison, and Motherhood Online - Lauren Amaro Chapter 17. Making Connections: Exploring How Academic Mothers of Color Are Creating Communities of Care on Social Media - Lisa K. Hanasono Index