Friend or Foe? The Relationship Between Facebook Use and Satisfaction and Jealousy in Long-Distance Dating Relationships
Year: 2015
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study sought to examine the relationship between the use of the social networking platform Facebook and relational satisfaction and jealousy within long-distance dating relationships (LDDRs). With Uncertainty Reduction Theory as a theoretical foundation, we examined existing literature on Facebook’s effects on LDDRs to inform our predictions, and conducted a cross-sectional survey of 74 undergraduate students either currently or recently engaged in a long-distance relationship. Our results show that inequality in Facebook use by LD partners is positively correlated with feelings of jealousy. Although two of our predictions were not strongly supported, our results do suggest a weak relationship between Facebook use and relational dissatisfaction.
Author: Leigh Kolb
Institution: Pepperdine University
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1169770790