This study examines the use of Facebook® for developing and maintaining relationships among 283 college students. Based on theories of relational development and maintenance and research on perceptions of relational partners using computer-mediated communication, the researchers propose a model of relational development/maintenance for Facebook users, and empirically test it using structural equation modeling (SEM). The study focuses on the relationship among relational interdependence, commitment, and predictability. An SEM analysis revealed support for all paths of the model. Implications for computer-mediated relationship maintenance are discussed.
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