Open AccessInformation-Communication Technology (ICT) in our Lives: the Interplay of ICT and Romantic Relationships
Author(s) -
Milan Pagon,
Uroš Bizjak
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
organizacija
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.398
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 1581-1832
pISSN - 1318-5454
DOI - 10.2478/v10051-009-0008-z
Subject(s) - information and communications technology , romance , psychology , personality , quality (philosophy) , interpersonal relationship , social psychology , computer science , world wide web , psychoanalysis , philosophy , epistemology
Relationships among different aspects of romantic relationship quality, the usage of information and communication technologies (ICT), characteristics of a relationship, demographics, and personality were examined on a sample of 407 students in the Republic of Slovenia. The findings suggest that the most important factor in determining the quality of a romantic relationship is companionship (joint activities of a romantic couple). Romantic couples who generally spent more time in joint activities also spent more time using ICT in maintaining their romantic relationship. The usage of ICT in a romantic relationship itself does not influence the quality of that relationship. The general usage of ICT, however, deteriorates the quality of the romantic relationship. Once we take into account the impact of companionship, personality variables do not provide any unique contributions to romantic relationship quality.Prispevek predstavi ugotovitve raziskave o povezanosti med različnimi vidiki kakovosti romantičnih odnosov, uporabo IKT, značilnostmi odnosa, demografskimi spremenljivkami in osebnostnimi dejavniki, ki je bila opravljena na vzorcu 407 slovenskih študentov. Rezultati kažejo, da je s kvaliteto romantičnega odnosa najtesneje povezano prav druženje (skupne aktivnosti romantičnega para). Pari, ki v splošnem porabijo več časa za skupne aktivnosti, namenijo več časa tudi uporabi IKT za ohranjanje svojih romantičnih odnosov. Sama uporaba IKT v romantičnem odnosu ni povezana s kakovostjo tega odnosa. Uporaba IKT na splošno (torej izven romantičnega odnosa) pa je negativno povezana s kakovostjo obravnavanega odnosa. Po tem, ko upoštevamo učinek druženja, osebnostni dejavniki ne prispevajo statistično pomembnega deleža k pojasnjeni varianci v kakovosti romantičnega odnosa