Persons with physical disabilities often face isolation in face-to-face settings or limited
opportunities to form relationships due to an ongoing, and often derogatory, disability …

The present study sought to investigate how individuals in BDSM or kinky relationships
leveraged communication technologies to maintain their sexual relationships. From an …

When contributing to groups on social networking sites (SNS), not all group members
necessarily adhere to the group's norms (ie, its explicit or implicit rules); in other words, they …

Built on expectancy violation theory, this study investigated how individuals respond to face-
threatening information (FTI) on Facebook. We compared how external contingencies of self …

Impression management refers to an individual's deliberate efforts to cultivate a particular
image. Sometimes impression management occurs in reaction to a face threat—an incident …

This study investigated how relational distance relates to sexual communication modality for
individuals (n= 415) in primarily LGBTQ, BDSM, or polyamorous relationships; and how they …

As lives become more multimodal, relationships must communicate across varied modes of
communication. Sex is a uniquely important topic for couples. For bondage, domination, and …

Lip-syncing is foundational to drag performance. While it may have had rather humble
beginnings, responding to exigencies of frugality rather than artistry, drag lip-syncing has …

With natural disasters occurring with more frequency and severity, understanding how to
facilitate survivors' resilience and recovery is becoming increasingly important. The Camp …

Social spaces that are mediated by technology often invite opportunities for deception and
abuse. This chapter examines the role and intentions of the 'troll'within online communities …