Visual interpersonal communication on social network sites in romantic relationships

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33621/jdsr.v6i3.33343

Keywords:

social network sites, visual communication, romantic relationships, interpersonal communication, communicative interdependence

Abstract

Based on a research project examining visual communication in close relationships in Switzerland, this study examines interpersonal communication between romantic partners on social network sites (SNSs). It explores (1) the role of SNSs in couples’ communication repertoires and (2) the social functions accomplished in the exchange of visual elements on SNSs. Sixty-three semi-structured couple and individual in-depth interviews with romantic partners (N = 42) were conducted, including network drawings for visual elicitation. The results suggest that interpersonal communication on SNSs is intertwined with mass self-communication on SNSs and other channels that make up the communication repertoires of romantic partners. The partners nearly exclusively exchanged visual elements through interpersonal communication on SNSs, accomplishing four social functions: phatic communication, visual references to shared experiences and shared knowledge, functional sharing, and inspirational sharing. This study extends understanding of the importance of communicative interdependence in the field of interpersonal communication and the significance of visual communication on SNSs in maintaining romantic relationships.

Author Biographies

Federico Lucchesi, USI Università della Svizzera italiana

Federico Lucchesi is a Ph.D. Candidate at the Institute of Digital Technologies for Communication (ITDxC) at USI Università della Svizzera italiana. His research focuses on visual communication, social media, interpersonal relationships, and visual methods for qualitative research.

Katharina Lobinger, USI Università della Svizzera italiana

Katharina Lobinger is associate professor for online communication at the Institute of Digital Technologies for Communication Technologies (ITDxC) at USI Università della Svizzera italiana. She is editor of the handbook “Visuelle Kommunikationsforschung” published with Springer.

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