Over-engagement with social media can potentially turn into social media addiction exhibiting symptoms of substance abuse such as deficient self-regulation, neglect of personal life, cognitive preoccupation, mood modifying experiences, tolerance, concealment of addictive behaviors, and escapism (Kuss & Griffiths, 2017). Social media addiction also manifests itself as a functional impairment…
Social Media Addiction in Committed Relationships: What Factors Make Partners More Susceptible to Social Media Addiction?
January 9, 2022
What Factors Make Our Romantic Relationship Vulnerable? Excessive social media use adversely affects romantic relationships due to jealousy, envy, suspicion, surveillance, and infidelity. Social media use is linked with low relationship commitment due to the presence of…
Social media interactions between romantic partners (e.g., liking, commenting on partner’s posts and pictures) may not benefit the couple, rather it can jeopardize their relationship. Empirical evidence suggests that couples who reported more Facebook maintenance behaviors…
Why do couples affirming to stay together until their last breath get physically and/or emotionally disengaged? In the current times, partners can conveniently develop virtual friendships. These friendships when formed with an underlying motivation of evaluating romantic alternatives could potentially weaken the primary relationship. This may especially be true if partners are seeking romantic…
If your answer is ‘yes’ then read on Interest in alternatives is a manifestation of low commitment. Researchers have found that social media is used to solicit romantic alternatives, irrespective of one’s relationship status. Romantic partners experiencing low…