Effects of Texting on Marital Relationships

A primary purpose of this Doctoral Project is to review the research on the effects of texting on the marital relationship. Texting has the ability to connect persons quickly and communicate needed information and thus can be helpful. However, it can also be maladaptive, resulting in miscommunication and less in person conversation, which is problematic in the marital relationship. The results of texting on marital partnerships are explored to incorporate the kinds of information best sent via texting and the problems included with texting. The purpose of this theoretical study is to analyze and integrate the bountiful amounts of data on texting in the marital relationship, particularly addressing how it affects the course and outcome of marital relationships; what sorts of information can best be relayed through texting; and what the issues involved are when texting is used in the exchange of important information in marriages. The book involves a thorough comprehensive review of the literature to determine the effects of texting on the marital relationship.