Beyond the Transaction: Commitment, Intimacy, and Investment in Online Camming Relationships
Rhonda N. Balzarini, Taylor Himes, Faith Swanson, Brandi Reynolds, Christopher R. Agnew · 2026
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Paid cam sites host bonds that outlast the show, and Rhonda Balzarini and co-authors tested what keeps models and members committed, in work from twenty twenty-six. Near two hundred models and more than five hundred members answered surveys apart. A classic commitment model was tried, then reshaped for this odd market.
Joy with the bond, sunk investment, and felt closeness each tracked with stronger commitment and plans to invest more. The pull of other options, a strong term in classic couples, fell flat here. The swap of closeness for options fit better. Even paid, screen-born ties, the authors argue, run on the same human fuel as offline ones.
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| CREATOR | Rhonda N. Balzarini, Taylor Himes, Faith Swanson, Brandi Reynolds, Christopher R. Agnew |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 53 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |