The Hyperperception Model

When Your Partner's New Friends Inspire Jealousy and Failing to Use Social Distancing

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ID22004170
AuthorsChristopher J Carpenter (0000-0001-8815-5151, Western Illinois University, corresponding author), Erin L Spottswood (Portland State University)
Year2021
Volume24
Issue7
Pages439-443
Publication date2021-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2152-2715 • E-ISSN: 2152-2723
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1089/cyber.2020.0492
PMID34227875
OpenAlexW3180176431
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited13

The hyperperception model was used to derive hypotheses concerning the processes by which people experience romantic jealousy because of their observation of their romantic partners on social network sites. The main focus was on the receiver component of the model that specifies that when observation of others' interactions is constrained to social media, those interactions appear more intimate than when the dyad is also observable offline. A survey (N = 322) was conducted to test this component of the model and determine if the model can predict additional phenomena such as possession signals and staying home during the COVID-19 pandemic. The data were generally consistent with the hypotheses and the utility of the hyperperception model for understanding the effects of observing romantic partners' interactions on social media. The data also reveal the importance of interpersonal processes in obeying social distancing guidelines

Distancing · Dyad · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal relationship · Jealousy · Romance · Social distance · Survey data collection · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Mathematics · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology

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