A wealth of evidence suggests that love, closeness, and intimacy---in short relatedness---are
important for people's psychological well-being. Nowadays, however, couples are often …

Telemeetings such as audiovisual conferences or virtual meetings play an increasingly
important role in our professional and private lives. For that reason, system developers and …

Regulations to contain the spread of COVID-19 have affected corporations, institutions, and
individuals to a degree that most people have never seen before. Information systems …

Theoretical and empirical work on digital media use and social connectedness has often
considered face-to-face communication to be an available option. But how do various digital …

The internet and the mobile phone have disrupted many of our conventional understandings
of ourselves and our relationships, raising anxieties and hopes about their effects on our …

Current Social VR literature provides limited insight on one of the most critical behaviors for
developing and maintaining interpersonal relationships: self-disclosure. Therefore, we …

The present research investigates if and how a more digitally centered communication
between supervisors and employees satisfies employees' needs regarding the …

This mixed-method study examined the experiences of college students during the COVID-
19 pandemic through surveys, experience sampling data collected over two academic …

Despite the importance of touch in human–human relations, research in affective tactile
practices is in its infancy, lacking in-depth understanding needed to inform the design of …

Alongside the impressions they make from their professional careers, many celebrities have
started to present themselves in seemingly private moments and create content that not only …