Abstract
This manuscript seeks to discover when a more conscious self-presentation in everyday social interactions results in positive feelings and connection to others. Communicate bond belong (CBB) theory frames hypotheses regarding how self-presentation consciousness and relationship status effect social energy expenditure, and how these concepts relate to in-the-moment well-being. Participants (N = 127) reported on social interactions (n = 2,537) in an experience sampling framework. MLM results suggest self-presentation consciousness was associated with more social energy expenditure and less pleasant interactions. Additionally, social interactions with more established relationship partners were less energy expending. Supporting CBB, the connection-to-energy ratio was positively associated with well-being.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 276-285 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Communication Research Reports |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2020 Eastern Communication Association.
Funding
This research was supported by the UCSB Academic Senate Grant. A prior version of this manuscript was presented at the National Communication Association Conference in Baltimore, MD in November 2019.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| University of California, Santa Barbara |
Keywords
- communicate bond belong theory
- everyday talk
- self-presentation
- well-being
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Communication