Facebook can promote jealousy, according to a recent survey of college students described in the journal CyberPsychology &Behavior.
Social psychologists from the University of Guelph in Canada queried college students in romantic relationships about their Facebook use. The preliminary findings suggest that Facebook use may be fueling wild flights of jealous investigation, as users in relationships perceive hints of infidelity and then scramble to find evidence of a partner’s unfaithful thoughts or behavior.
Invariably, it seems, they end up feeling more jealous.
For some participants, these investigations led to searching behavior they described as “addictive.” And bouts of escalating jealousy, say the researchers, cannot be good for a relationship.
Los Angeles Times
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