Virtual togetherness: A grounded theory investigation of the experience of companionship in computer-mediated friendships among adolescents

• Main Author: Lajom, Jennifer Ann L.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2007
• Subjects: Internet > Social aspects; Computer networks > Social aspects; Electronic discussion groups; Online chat groups; Psychology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/3585; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/etd_masteral/article/10423/viewcontent/CDTG004122_P__2_.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

The present study employed the grounded theory approach to explore the experience of companionship among online friends in the context of cyberspace. Existing literature in adolescent online friendship formation regarded companionship as one motivating factor for engaging in such relationship. Howev...