In fact socialization is one of the strongest
attractions of these tools (Douglas et al. 2008), accounting for the time individuals spend in interaction through e-mail, forums, chat rooms or
social networking sites (Grohol 2005), and maintenance of interpersonal relationships seems to be the main reason for computer -
mediated communication (Bargh and McKenna 2004).
We expected that, in a hybrid Structural Equation Model, the selected study variables (personality, attachment style and interpersonal
attraction) will predict romantic inclination
mediated by
social influence (media and peer influence).