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David J. Roaché

@davidjroache.bsky.social

Assistant prof at Christopher Newport U. Studying tech in close relationships. Often communicates in gif form (pronounced jif). Views/opinions my own. he/him

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En route to #ICA25!

Excited to talk about our study on AI and date request text messages.

Saturday 6/14 3-4:15pm in Mineral B (Regency 3).

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These results suggest that additional scholarship is needed to distinguish between actual smartphone use and perceptions of smartphone use. 6/

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However, technological interference - when an individual perceives that their partner’s smartphone use prevents them from accomplishing their conversational objectives - was associated with greater dissatisfaction overall and at 1-minute intervals. 5/

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We also coded for the amount of time a member of the dyad used their smartphone. Smartphone use (in seconds) was not associated with dissatisfaction. 4/

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We tested this at the conversation level and at 1-minute intervals using a video-assisted recall procedure. Participants independently viewed and rated their conversation 1 minute at a time. 3/

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Co-present smartphone use, but not an unused smartphone, was more dissatisfying for couples (compared to smartphone-absent interactions). 2/

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Smartphones in Relational Conflicts: Examining When and How They Interfere This study investigates the influence of copresent smartphone use and presence on conflict interactions. Sixty-four dating couples (N = 128) completed one 10-minute in-person serial argument conver...

📢 New publication alert 📢

Thrilled to share our latest research published in the Southern Communication Journal. We examined the impact of co-present smartphone use on the conversation quality of face-to-face conflict interactions between romantic couples. #commsky 1/

doi.org/10.1080/1041...

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Pepe the King Prawn meme saying "included this meme in my lecture today. Only one of my students knew it"

Pepe the King Prawn meme saying "included this meme in my lecture today. Only one of my students knew it"

Pepe the King Prawn meme saying "and no one laughed at the meme I made for my slides"

Pepe the King Prawn meme saying "and no one laughed at the meme I made for my slides"

I was humbled on the last day of classes today. Clearly, I spend more time online than my students.

10.12.2024 02:05 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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NOOOOOOO 😭

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Academic friends who are just joining Bluesky, here's a starter pack that may be helpful (media psych folks, please let me know if you'd like to be added or have recommendations for additions): go.bsky.app/2DHceaS

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I suppose there is no better first post on here than to share my excitement about #NCA23. Fantastic co-authors on these two projects that get to be shared on the same panel on Saturday 11/18.

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