The article that I have chosen to do my scholarly study critique on is Hurtful Texting in Friendships: Satisfaction Buffers the Distancing Effects on Intention. There have been previous studies done on hurtful communication but this one is more coming of age and relates to millennial and the way they communicate as the vast majority of people primarily communicate on there cell phone. The study primarily focuses on how we communicate with our peers versus strangers; researched in other studies. I think that the fact that there are studying close interpersonal communications really sets this study apart and overall makes it extremely useful. The study replicates previous findings stating that “perceived intent plays an important role in hurt feelings and distancing behaviors within relationship, and that higher relationship quality mitigates the negative outcomes of hurtful communications” (Borae 148). The study takes time to high light how texting can be used to close a void in relationships with people that are geographically far, as it should but on the other side it eliminates face to face action in close relationships. This can in turn creates tension that may not be …show more content…
For one I believe the student should’ve been randomly selected because I think that the incentive for extra credit if you participate is an incentive to lie so one can participate. I also believe that this should not have been just limited to communication students, as those in communications courses have an unfair advantage when it comes to identifying effective and non-effective communication. So they can manipulate there answer to what they know one may want to see when looking for participants. In my opinion to make this more accurate they should’ve given the study to every student at the university and make completion mandatory to do something essential like register for