Exploring Cyber-Based Dating Aggression during Adolescence using Ecological Momentary Assessment

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dc.contributor.advisorSchwartz, Kelly Dean
dc.contributor.authorWillan, Valerie
dc.contributor.committeememberBoon, Susan D.
dc.contributor.committeememberDrefs, Michelle A.
dc.date2019-11
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-31T15:27:34Z
dc.date.available2019-05-31T15:27:34Z
dc.date.issued2019-05-29
dc.description.abstractThis study examined Cyber-Based Dating Aggression (CBDA) using Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA). CBDA was defined as intentional harmful behaviour through communication technology within a dating relationship that a romantic partner wants to avoid (Attewell & Fritz, 2010; Corcoran, Guckin, & Prentice, 2015; Piitz & Fritz, 2009). EMA is characterized by repeated measurements of a specific event as participants go about their daily lives (Hektner, Schmidt, & Csikszentmihalyi, 2007). The final sample included 52 participants, five of whom indicated they experienced CBDA over the three-week data collection period. Three incidents of sexting, two incidents of a privacy breach, and one incident of control were reported. Participants who experienced CBDA reported that it had little to no negative effect on their relationship satisfaction. Written responses related to the behavioural reactions of participants who experienced CBDA were also collected; most responses included some type of positive communication with their partner, with other reactions including substance use or doing nothing. As there are few studies exploring online dating aggression during adolescence, this study contributed to a growing area of research by attempting to employ a real-time data collection strategy (EMA) with a small sample of older adolescents. Given the small sample size, inferential statistical analysis was not possible, and the study is largely descriptive in nature, limiting generalizability to the larger population.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWillan, V. (2019). Exploring Cyber-Based Dating Aggression during Adolescence using Ecological Momentary Assessment (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/36612
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/110453
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisher.facultyWerklund School of Educationen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.en_US
dc.subjectadolescentsen_US
dc.subjectromantic relationshipsen_US
dc.subjecttechnologyen_US
dc.subjectcyber-based dating aggressionen_US
dc.subjectecological momentary assessmenten_US
dc.subject.classificationEducational Psychologyen_US
dc.titleExploring Cyber-Based Dating Aggression during Adolescence using Ecological Momentary Assessmenten_US
dc.typedoctoral thesisen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineEducation Graduate Program – Educational Psychologyen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgaryen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)en_US
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