The Unidimensional Relationship Closeness Scale (URCS): reliability and validity evidence for a new measure of relationship closeness.
- Jayson L. Dibble, T. Levine, H. Park
- PsychologyPsychological Assessment
- 31 August 2012
The results show that the scale is unidimensional, with high reliability across relationship types (M α = .96), and evidence consistent with validity included substantial within-couple agreement for the romantic couples and substantial friend-stranger discrimination for the female friends.
Parasocial interaction and parasocial relationship: Conceptual clarification and a critical assessment of measures
- Jayson L. Dibble, T. Hartmann, Sarah F. Rosaen
- Psychology
- 2016
Parasocial interaction and parasocial relationship are often conflated conceptually and methodologically, leaving researchers unclear as to which concept is being tapped. This research clarifies…
Investigating the Relationships Among Child's Age, Parasocial Interactions, and the Social Realism of Favorite Television Characters
- Sarah F. Rosaen, Jayson L. Dibble
- Psychology
- 18 April 2008
This study examined the relationships among children's age, parasocial interaction, and the social realism of children's self-reported favorite television characters. Children (N = 183) aged 5–12…
Ignore your partners' current Facebook friends; beware the ones they add!
- M. Drouin, Daniel A. Miller, Jayson L. Dibble
- PsychologyComputers in Human Behavior
- 1 June 2014
Parasocial Interaction as More Than Friendship
- Jayson L. Dibble, Sarah F. Rosaen
- PsychologyJ. Media Psychol. Theor. Methods Appl.
- 23 November 2011
This study supports the refinement of the concept of parasocial interaction (PSI) to apply to mediated personae that viewers might dislike by revealing that participants did experience PSI with disliked characters as well as liked characters, and that the two measures of PSI did not appear to assess the same construct.
Using modern technology to keep in touch with back burners: An investment model analysis
- Jayson L. Dibble, M. Drouin
- Environmental ScienceComputers in Human Behavior
- 1 May 2014
Sequential Persuasion Strategies: Testing Explanations for and the Generality of the Legitimization of Paltry Favors Effect
- Jayson L. Dibble, Michael Cacal, Amy M. Wisner
- Psychology
- 1 July 2011
The legitimization of paltry favors effect (LPF) is a sequential persuasion tactic whereby small contributions toward some overall compliance-gaining goal are linguistically minimized. An experiment…
Simmering on the Back Burner: Communication with and Disclosure of Relationship Alternatives
- Jayson L. Dibble, M. Drouin, K. Aune, R. Boller
- Education
- 27 May 2015
The term “back burner” describes a desired potential romantic/sexual partner with whom one communicates with the intent of establishing a future romantic or sexual connection. Contemporary…
Clarifying the Role of Attachment and Social Compensation on Parasocial Relationships with Television Characters
- Sarah F. Rosaen, Jayson L. Dibble
- Psychology
- 14 March 2016
A cross-sectional survey (N = 371) addressed inconsistent findings in previous research regarding the associations between attachment dimensions, social compensation variables (Loneliness, Need to…
Facebook or Memory: Which Is the Real Threat to Your Relationship?
- M. Drouin, Daniel A. Miller, Jayson L. Dibble
- PsychologyCyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking
- 15 October 2015
Facebook friends lists did act as memory primers for potential partners, but only for sexual partners, and the effect was stronger for men than it was for women.
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