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However, the reason why some children develop aggressive behavior can be traced back to how these particular children deal with different social cues. Some children participate in something known as social withdrawal meaning that they avoid involvement or are not involved in social or group activities. This is due to either rejection-aggression or rejection-withdrawal. In rejection-aggression, the child is rejected from a peer group due to their aggressive behavior. Rejection-withdrawal is when the child rejects the peer group and separates themselves from them. The way certain children react to situations like this can be explained using the social information processing theory model. It explains how being shy or aggressive is due to how these children learned to react to different social cues (meaning non-verbal language). The way children learn to interact with one another in person than translates to how they will learn to interact with people through mediated communication. This is because of how they learned to interpret non-verbal cues.

The application of Social Information Processing theory is highly evident when it comes to online dating. As seen by these studies, it is clear that although we are not able to communicate face-to-face and interpret any nonverbal cues, connecting and building personal relationships with others is still possible. In modern times, it has become increasingly popular to build relationships online through social media sites like Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, and even Twitter. According to “Social Media and Relationships”, from the International Encyclopedia of Digital Communication and Society it states, “Although the nature of the underlying technologies and features of specific social media systems vary significantly, a common element of all social media systems is that they affect, and are affected by, the relationships that their users are involved in.” This means that when it comes to mediated communication the way we interpret social cues (meaning non-verbal language) is significantly impacted by how we communicate with those same people in person. In this way, people are able to build intimate or romantic relationships and connect without those non-verbal cues.

However, while social media has definitely made a significant difference in the way we communicate with one another and form romantic relationships with people because we are not able to see each other face-to-face. One would initially think that it would be harder to formulate an intimate relationship online than in person, but it is actually not what many would think. In fact, according to the article, “Use of communication technologies in romantic relationships: Self-disclosure and the role of relationship development” by Erin K. Ruppel it states, “Strangers communicating via text-based CTs such as instant messaging tend to disclose with greater frequency (Antheunis, Valkenburg & Peter, 2007; Joinson, 2001; Tidwell & Walther, 2002) and intimacy (Jiang et al., 2013; Tidwell & Walther, 2002) than do those communicating FtF. These findings have been attributed to the fact that CTs offer fewer cues (e.g., verbal, vocal, or visual information) relative to FtF communication.” Therefore, because people are not able to see each other face-to-face to interpret any nonverbal or social cues it allows them to feel more comfortable with disclosing personal information. Removing those social cues means that feelings of vulnerability and self-consciousness are reduced compared to when people communicate face-to-face. When it comes to the social information processing theory online dating it is evident that removing non-verbal cues facilitates bonds between people and establishing an intimate relationship between people.

In fact, in modern society, mediated communication has become more popular than ever with the use of social media becoming increasingly popular. The rise of social media began in the early 2000s where according to Social Media from Culture Wars in America: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Viewpoints, and Voices, “It was not until the early 2000s that the social media as currently understood began to emerge, with sites such as Meetup, Friendster, and MySpace allowing users to create increasingly complex online profiles and connect with others, all on an enclosed site. MySpace, in particular, introduced millions to social media.” All of these social media sites gave way to a new way of interacting with people. However, although interacting with each other through mediated communication has become popular, it is still not the same as face-to-face interactions meaning that there is more room for misinterpretation through mediated communication. Such is evident in a study from “The nature of negotiations in face-to-face versus computer-mediated communication in pair interactions” where it states, “ The present study set out to compare the nature of negotiations between FTF and SCMC modes in same-proficiency intermediate dyads. Dyads performed two similar decision-making tasks, one in FTF (meaning face-to-face) and one in SCMC mode, and were encouraged to provide corrective feedback, where necessary, to their partner. The analysis revealed that negotiations for form and meaning were scarce in both modes, with more negotiations for meaning in FTF mode.” SCMC meaning mediated communication and FTF. When it comes to the social processing theory, a big part of it is that it occurs through mediated communication. It allows us to see how our interactions differ from face-to-face interactions.