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Time to Face It! Facebook Intrusion and the Implications for Romantic Jealousy and Relationship Satisfaction
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Young people's exposure to social network sites such as Facebook is increasing, along with the potential for such use to complicate romantic relationships. Yet, little is known about the overlaps between the online and offline worlds. We extended previous research by investigating the links between Facebook intrusion, jealousy in romantic relationships, and relationship outcomes in a sample of undergraduates currently in a romantic relationship. A Facebook Intrusion Questionnaire was developed based on key features of technological (behavioral) addictions. An eight-item Facebook Intrusion Questionnaire with a single-factor structure was supported; internal consistency was high. Facebook intrusion was linked to relationship dissatisfaction, via jealous cognitions and surveillance behaviors. The results highlight the possibility of high levels of Facebook intrusion spilling over into romantic relationships, resulting in problems such as jealousy and dissatisfaction. The results have implications for romantic relationships and for Facebook users in general.
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“Studies [20,21] have found that high levels of engagement with platforms such as Instagram and Facebook correlate with lower levels of relationship satisfaction, often due to jealousy, surveillance behaviors, and emotional distance.”
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French Validation of the Digital Jealousy Scale
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Yu, J., Lu, X., & Yu, D. (2025) · 2025 International Conference on Culture-Oriented Science & Technology (CoST) · doi:10.1109/cost68045.2025.00059
“CSE reflects individuals’ fundamental perceptions of their own competence and worth[9].”
Özsoy, T. (2025) · Akademik İncelemeler Dergisi · doi:10.17550/akademikincelemeler.1677695
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“FA is characterized by excessive and compulsive Facebook use that results in functional impairments in daily life, such as psychological distress (PSYD), academic disruption, and interpersonal difficulties (Elphinston & Noller, 2011; Marino et al., 2016).”
The Quality of Late Adolescents’ Online Dating Relationships: A Peri-Pandemic Perspective
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“Other research, including that of Elphinston and Noller (2011), has shown that high levels of social network intrusiveness led to romantic dissatisfaction .”
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“In Poland, a higher percentage of individuals agreed that they date online to share their problems compared to Brazil; 12.0% of Poles fully agreed, while 20.9% partially agreed.”
InfluentialMeasurement invariance of the Facebook intrusion questionnaire across 25 countries
Błachnio, A., Przepiórka, A., Gorbaniuk, O., Abreu, A. M., Bendayan, R., Ben‐Ezra, M., Benvenuti, M., Durak, M., Şenol-Durak, E., Makita, M., et al. (2024) · International Journal of Psychology · doi:10.1002/ijop.13227
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“Social addiction is when an individual uses social media excessively (Elphinston & Noller, 2011 ).”
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“Research Carried out in Britain found that using Facebook was a factor in about 33% of divorce cases, Facilitating Partnership dissatisfaction Via Resentment and monitoring Practices (Elphinston, 2011).”
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“Overuse of social media is associated with low work performance and other physical and mental issues such as less healthy social-relationships sleep problems, low life satisfaction, feelings of jealousy, anxiety, and depression (Elphinston & Noller, 2011).”
BackgroundA Systematic Literature Review on Consequences of Social Media on Intimate Relationships
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“Elphinston & Noller (2011) found that those with extreme and dysfunctional Facebook connection appeared to be more insecure and to monitor romantic partners more regularly.”
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The Role of Machiavellianism and Interdependent Agency in Facebook Intrusion
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“The Facebook Intrusion Questionnaire , developed by Elphinston and Noller (2011) and adapted into Polish by B ł achnio et al. (2021), is based on behavioral addiction components and on a scale measuring phone involvement.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Elphinston, R. A., & Noller, P.
- Affiliations
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Venue
- Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2011-05-06
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 631-635
- ISSN
- 2152-2715 (ISSN-L)
- 2152-2723
- OpenAlex
- W2081820715
- Cited by
- 596
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 57.80
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Keywords
- romantic jealousy, relationship satisfaction, relationship dissatisfaction, social network sites, young adults, technology addiction
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Jealousy, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Behavior, Addictive, Internet, Young Adult, Social Media
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