Attachment style and conflict resolution skills predicting technology use in relationship dissolution

My life has become a major distraction from my cell phone: Partner phubbing and relationship satisfaction among romantic partners

“…Attachment theory (Bowlby, 1969) assists in explaining the dispositions and propensities undertaken by individuals in their development of relationships (Weisskirch & Delevi, 2013). The theory proposes that individuals' unique interpersonal experiences during early childhood shape their perceptions and expectations of relationships, as well as how they behave in relationships (Ainsworth, Salter, Blehar, Waters, & Wall, 1978;Drouin & Landgraff, 2012;Morey, Gentzler, Creasy, Oberhauser, & Westerman, 2013).…”

Ghosting in Emerging Adults’ Romantic Relationships: The Digital Dissolution Disappearance Strategy

“…Emerging adulthood represents a transition time open to learning how to breakup with ICTs (Meier & Allen, 2007). Weisskirch and Delevi (2013) found that dissolution, as with initiation and maintenance, is shifting to incorporate more technology, particularly for EAs. Prior findings indicate that the least caring and compassionate, indirect, selforiented, and distancing strategies often involve actions that utilize ICTs: texting, instant messaging, voice mail, e-mail, or SNS (Sprecher et al, 2010).…”

Examining Intimate Partner Violence, Stress and Technology Use Among Young Adults

“…Technology use has been identified as a key component in conflict resolution strategies and romantic relationship mediation among young adults as well. Weisskirch and Delevi (2013) found that college students who had positive feelings about conflict resolution were more likely to use technology, specifically text messaging, to terminate relationships. Text messaging was the most commonly cited use of technology for the purpose of initiating or receiving a relationship-ending message.…”