Social Media and Committed Relationships: What Factors Make Our Romantic Relationship Vulnerable?

被引:26
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作者
Abbasi, Irum Saeed [1 ]
机构
[1] San Jose State Univ, San Jose, CA 90504 USA
关键词
commitment; Facebook; relationship; romantic relationship; SNSs; social media addiction; NETWORK SITES; FACEBOOK; SATISFACTION; ALTERNATIVES; INFIDELITY; COMMITMENT; JEALOUSY; INTERNET; DIVORCE; QUALITY;
D O I
10.1177/0894439318770609
中图分类号
TP39 [计算机的应用];
学科分类号
081203 ; 0835 ;
摘要
Many competing social networking websites (SNSs) have gained popularity among Internet users. SNSs offer a new way of communicating with known and unknown connections under the umbrella of "friends." Online communications can quickly become aggressive as uninhibited users tend to exchange intimate details and are prone to developing an emotional intimacy with their online friends. Research supports that an excessive SNSs use adversely affects romantic relationships due to jealousy, envy, suspicion, surveillance, and infidelity. SNSs use is also linked to low relationship commitment due to the presence of online alternative attractions and also due to the time and emotional investments that are made outside the dyadic relationship. In the current study, we examined 252 married and romantically committed partners (167 females, 85 males) between the ages of 18 to 73 years (M = 28.27, SD = 12.02). We explored the connection between participants' age and SNSs addiction and also their age with the total number of SNSs accounts. We further examined whether SNSs addiction is linked to romantic relationship commitment. Lastly, we examined whether SNSs addiction is connected to the total number of SNSs accounts. The results revealed that age is significantly negatively related to SNSs addiction and the total number of accounts. Younger participants had higher SNSs addiction scores and reported having a greater number of SNSs accounts. SNSs addiction was also negatively linked to romantic relationship commitment. Finally, individuals who had higher SNSs addiction scores also reported having a greater number of SNSs accounts than those with low SNSs addiction scores. Results from the present study are pertinent and can help counselors customize a treatment plan based on SNSs users' age and relationship status.
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