Strengthening Long-Distance Relationships Through Effective Communication

Name Institutional Affiliations Date Annotated Bibliography Communication in Long Distance Relationships Barakji, F., Maguire, K. C., Reiss, H., Gaule, J., Smith, N., Pelliccio, L., ... & Oshagan, H. (2019). Cultural and transnational influences on the use of information communication technologies in adult long-distance family relationships: An extension of media multiplexity theory. Journal of Family Communication, 19(1), 30-46. “Cultural and transnational influences on the use of information communication technologies in adult long-distance family relationships: An extension of media multiplexity theory” is an article published in the Journal of Family Communication. The article became published on 11th Oct 2018 implying that it contents has been available online for the last 3 years. Such a timeline defines the legibility of considering the arguments therein in response to this projects topic of study. All the authors of this article works in the Department of Communication Wayne State University which defines their legibility in analyzing communication related issues most especially regarding human relationships. These authors have vast knowledge in psychology attributed to their exposure in the communication department which allows them to understand human psychology especially in relationships in a great manner. In their article, these authors employ the media multiplexity theory and cultural dimension model to analyze the application of information communication technology in maintaining long-distance relationships. The article concludes that the advancing technolo