Netiquette within married couples: Agreement about acceptable online behavior and surveillance between partners

Do you have anything to hide? Infidelity-related behaviors on social media sites and marital satisfaction

“…For example, 920 married couples in Helsper and Whitty’s (2010) study reported that falling in love, engaging in cybersex, flirting, and revealing personal details to other parties were the most agreed-upon online infidelity behaviors. More specific to social networking, Cravens et al (2013) found the following Facebook-related infidelity behaviors most consistently reported: friending one’s ex-partner, private messaging, commenting on attractive user’s pictures, and posting an inaccurate relationship status.…”

Self-Reported Gambling Problems and Digital Traces

“…52 Although credit cards can be used directly or indirectly to support gambling activities, 8 cash transactions leave less evidence for significant others to find. 40,47 We were surprised that consumer loyalty schemes did not feature as a predictor of problem gambling status. Most consumers (68.7%) were in favor of consumer loyalty schemes, but there were some suggestions of bimodality for those participants at lower risk of developing a gambling problem.…”

“…As risk of developing a gambling problem increased, there was a preference for media (cash, prepaid mobile phones, Internet cafes) that left less of a digital trace to be accessed by significant others. 40,47 As a written statement provides documentation as to a gambler's activity, the permanent records afforded by credit cards and consumer loyalty schemes 38 perhaps explain why problem gamblers do not prefer them.…”

“…Indeed, there is evidence that social media can cause problems for interpersonal relationships. 47,50,51 Records of online transactions are thus likely to cause problems during financial deceptions 40 when seeking to disguise the transfer of funds. 52 Membership of a consumer loyalty scheme, or the use of a credit card is likely to leave an electronic trace of transactions.…”

“…43 Although electronic media afford the greater opportunity to manage self-presentation, 44,45 electronic media also leave traces that significant others can monitor. [46][47][48] In their diary study, Hancock et al 38 observed that on average about one in four social interactions involved a lie. However, the rate of ''lies per interaction'' was lower in e-mails.…”