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Facebook shown to increase jealousy in relationships

montrealgazette.com

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Ugh, I think people are putting to much of their personal life on Facebook, which makes it easier for them to get caught. I also can't stand when couples give their login to the significant other. I mean some things should remain personal.

Even worse is when your significant other expects login credentials, and you have to fight to keep them private.

That is very true, they think you have something to hide if you don't give in....been there sadly..

Take this not as a criticism at all but as practical advice for the future.

The appropriate response to such a question is, "No. And it creeps me out that you would even ask." Arguments about having nothing to hide are countered with "You have no reason not to trust me. It seems like you might not. And if that's true we have a major problem." You know your own state. You know if you're being (or have been) a weasel. If your state is clean and someone acts like this consistently it is psychological projection (or some other show-stopping psychological issue). Beware of such people.

that will break the TOS:

"4. Registration and Account Security

...You will not share your password, let anyone else access your account, or do anything else that might jeopardize the security of your account..."

Seems to me its more like "Facebook exposes latent jealousy and insecurity issues that were already present in a relationship." But that's not much of a headline, is it?

Aren't those present in every relationship?

The example at the end has no relationship to the point of the study. The researchers argue that the interactions inherent on Facebook can lead to greater jealously, despite no infidelity or even modified behavior. The real-word example is one of actual infidelity which was discovered through Facebook. In that case, Facebook is incidental.

the paper is here: http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1089/cpb.2008.02...

I'd like to see the Facebook Jealousy scale mentioned in the paper and possibly do a CFA on it ...

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