Nia Jones & Michael Evien
Facebook and Maintaining Relationships
Research question: What types of communication strategies do coupes use to manage their relationship on Facebook?
Hypothesis: We predict that couples manage their relationships by agreeing on practicing certain interaction rules throughout the relationship
Data was collected by eight individual interviews, two focus groups, and an online survey that totaled eighty four responses. The participants that were involved were required to use Facebook, and be in a relationship. A challenge that we to overcome was when we didn't have enough responses for our survey. We overcame this challenge by continuing to ask people via text messages and facebook. Even though one interviewee suggested she does provide boundaries withwithaa boyfriend, after collecting all the data from focus groups, interviews and surveys we found that most couples in a romantic relationship don't provide rules and regulations when it comes to managing their relationship on Facebook.