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Media multiplexity proposes that tie strength drives patterns of media use, more so than the reverse. This study examined connections between friendship quality, CMC motives, and relational maintenance. Participants (N = 350) completed measures of maintenance behaviors, CMC motives, friendship satisfaction and solidarity. Number of channels was weakly related to solidarity. Satisfaction and solidarity had relationships with some of the motives and all of the maintenance behaviors. Support and distance motives were positively and negatively related to maintenance behaviors, respectively.
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