Facebook excessively users are far more likely to experience Facebook–related problem with their adoring partners, which then may cause negative relationship results such as emotional and physical cheating, breakup and divorce.Facebook and other social media web sites have changed the way people create and keep relationships. However, new research has exposed that using Facebook could be dangerous to users' romances. Russell Clayton, a doctoral student in the University Of Missouri School Of Journalism, found that individuals who use Facebook excessively are far more likely to experience Facebook-related problem with their adoring partners, which then may cause negative relationship results such as emotional and physical cheating, breakup and divorce.
In their research, Clayton, with Alexander Nagurney, an instructor at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, and Jessica R. Smith, a doctoral student at St. Mary's University in San Antonio, questioned Facebook client’s ages 18 to 82 years old. Participants were asked to explain how often they used Facebook and how much, if any, problem occurred between their current or former partners because of using Facebook. The researchers found that high levels of Facebook use among couples significantly predicted Facebook-related problem, which then significantly predicted negative relationship results such as cheating, breakup, and divorce.
"Previous research has disclosed the more a person in a relationship uses Facebook, the more likely they are to check their partners Facebook activity more strictly, which can cause to feelings of jealousy," Clayton said. "Facebook-induced jealousy may cause to explanations about previous partners. The research found that excessive Facebook users are more likely to connect or get in touch with other Facebook users, such as previous partners, which may cause to emotional and physical cheating."
Clayton says this trend was obvious in latest relationships.
"These results held only for couples who had been in relationships of three years or less," Clayton said. "This shows that using Facebook may be a threat to relationships that are not fully matures. On the other hand, participants who have been in relationships for longer than three years may not use Facebook as often, or may have more matured relationships, and therefore using Facebook may not be a threat or concern."
To prevent such problem from coming up, Clayton suggests couples, especially those who have not been together for very long, to limit their own Facebook use.
"Although Facebook is a great way to learn about someone, excessive Facebook use may be dangerous to latest romances," Clayton said. "Cutting back to average, healthy levels of Facebook use could help reduce problem, particularly for more latest couples who are still learning about each other."
This research is forthcoming in the Journal of Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social networking.
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