Perceived Intimacy Differences of Daily Online and Offline Interactions in People’s Social Network

This study examined which media people use on a day-to-day basis to communicate and whether tie strength influenced this use. Furthermore, we analyzed online offline interactions differ in perceived intimacy impacts interaction intimacy: 347 real of 9 participants (3 male, 6 female) were analyzed; 172 (WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, email, SMS interactions) 175 (recorded phone face-to-face conversations). The results revealed that the communicated most frequently or via WhatsApp, especially with strong ties. rated their ties as more intimate compared weak-tie interactions. Our findings have implications for Social Information Processing theory, our show are equally able messages offline.