1. Attachment styles as predictors of Facebook-related jealousy and surveillance in romantic relationships.
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MARSHALL, TARA C., BEJANYAN, KATHRINE, DI CASTRO, GAIA, and LEE, RUTH A.
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INTERPERSONAL relations , *DYADIC communication , *INTERPERSONAL communication , *ONLINE social networks , *JEALOUSY , *PSYCHOLOGICAL stress - Abstract
Facebook has become ubiquitous over the past 5 years, yet few studies have examined its role within romantic relationships. Two studies tested attachment anxiety and avoidance as predictors of Facebook-related jealousy and surveillance (i.e., checking a romantic partner's Facebook page). Study 1 found that anxiety was positively associated, and avoidance negatively associated, with Facebook jealousy and surveillance. The association of anxiety with Facebook jealousy was mediated in part by lower trust. Study 2 replicated this finding, and daily diary results further showed that over a 1-week period, anxiety was positively associated, and avoidance negatively associated, with Facebook surveillance. The association of anxiety with greater surveillance was mediated in part by daily experiences of jealousy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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