It’s not (really) the medium, it’s the message : interpersonal emotion regulation across in-person and digitally-mediated contexts
department or school: Arts and Social Sciences, Irving K. Barber Faculty of (Okanagan)
department or school: Psychology, Department of (Okanagan)
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCO
creator: Lisi, Diana Michelle
issued: 2021-08-16T19:39:15Z
issued: 2021
related degree: Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: Introduction: The field of emotion regulation (ER) has grown exponentially over the past two decades. Yet, the literature to date has largely focused on the independent efforts of an individual in the ER process, and social processes – specifically, interpersonal emotion regulation (IER) – are comparatively understudied. Moreover, given the ubiquity of digital technologies and the ease and convenience with which they afford opportunities for social connection, how these modes of communication may be used for IER is worthy of exploration. The current research utilized an intensive longitudinal design to better understand the extent to which in-person and digitally-mediated methods of communication may be associated with different emotional and social outcomes, as well as the role of IER in this relationship. Methods: A sample of 237 emerging adults completed brief surveys twice daily for seven days. Surveys assessed modes of communication used for IER, specific IER strategies used in the interaction, positive and negative emotions, and satisfaction with responses. Multilevel modeling assessed the association of mode of communication with support satisfaction and emotions. Multilevel mediation assessed whether these relationships could be explained by differences in IER strategies. Results: Compared to in-person communication, those who used an overall greater proportion of digital communication across the study period reported lower satisfaction and higher negative emotions. Positive IER strategies significantly mediated the relationship between mode of communication and socioemotional outcomes, both within time points and on average across the study period. That is, digital (versus in-person) communication was associated with reports of lower satisfaction and positive emotions, and this was explained, in part, by lower levels of positive IER strategies (and specifically, less laughter) in digital interactions. Conclusions: This is the first known study to examine IE…
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note: IT’S NOT (REALLY) THE MEDIUM, IT’S THE MESSAGE: INTERPERSONAL EMOTION REGULATION ACROSS IN-PERSON AND DIGITALLY-MEDIATED CONTEXTS by Diana Michelle Lisi M.A., University of British Columbia, 2016 B.A. (Spec. Hons.), York University, 2007 A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in THE COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES (Psychology) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Okanagan) August 2021 © Diana Michelle Lisi, 2021 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the College of Graduate Studies for acceptance, a dissertation entitled: IT’S NOT (REALLY) THE MEDIUM, IT’S THE MESSAGE: INTERPERSONAL EMOTION REGULATION ACROSS IN-PERSON AND DIGITALLY-MEDIATED CONTEXTS submitted by Diana Michelle Lisi in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Dr. Susan Holtzman, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Supervisor Dr. Brian O’Connor, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Derrick Wirtz, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Supervisory Committee Member Dr. John-Tyler Binfet, Okanagan School of Education University Examiner Dr. Tom Hollenstein, Queen’s University External Examiner iii Abstract Introduction: The field of emotion regulation (ER) has grown exponentially over the past two decades. Yet, the literature to date has largely focused on the independent efforts of an individual in the ER process, and social processes – specifically, interpersonal emotion regulation (IER) – are comparatively understudied. Moreover, given the ubiquity of digital technologies and the ease and convenience with which they afford opportunities for social connection, how these modes of communication may be used for IER is worthy of exploration. The current research utilized an intensive longitudinal design to better understand the extent to which in-person and digitally-mediated methods of commun…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2021-09
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0401428
language: eng
degree discipline: Psychology
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
contributor: Holtzman, Susan
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/79310