User:Stephaniegrisolia/Ghosting (relationships)/Bibliography

Reference and Notes
=== Potential Source 1: Ghosting and Destiny: Implicit theories of relationships predict beliefs about ghosting ===


 * An article that uses a study to compare destiny beliefs and their opinions/feelings on ghosting
 * Stronger growth beliefs, compared to weaker growth beliefs showed the opposite pattern with perceptions of acceptability and intentions to use ghosting
 * important to understanding how implicit theories relate to relationship termination

=== Potential Source 2: Ghosting in Emerging Adults' Relationships: The Digital Dissolution Disappearance Strategy ===


 * A study describing the techniques or strategies that are used leading up to the process of ghosting
 * The study was a questionnaire
 * Most people answered that they have been ghosted and have ghosted people
 * This article describes ghosting in terms of contents to dissolution, communication, and romantic relationship development

=== Potential Source 3: Why People Ghost and How to Get Over it ===


 * New York Times article explaining why people ghost and ways that you can cope or move on from it
 * It explains the different levels of ghosting by citing psychology professor Wendy Walsh
 * Wendy divides ghosting into three categories or levels: lightweight, mid-weight and heavyweight
 * this source has many opinions from psychology/sociology professors

=== Potential Source 4: Why You Were Ghosted ===


 * This article discusses the reasons people give as to why they choose to ghost
 * The article makes references to social media and dating apps such as Tinder and the way they affect the ghosting phenomenon
 * It also discusses the ways in which ghosting could have been destiny and that it was meant to be
 * Coping mechanisms for rejection

=== Potential Source 5: I know they've seen my message - so why haven't they replied ===


 * This news article explains that feelings that people experience when they know they're being ghosted
 * Also explains the related phenomenon of being "left on read"
 * The article also states ways to cope with rejection and stories people have shared regarding their cases of being ghosted


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