Romance Behind the Screens: Exploring the Role of Technoference on Intimacy

Mushquash, Aislin R.; Charlton, Jaidyn K.; MacIsaac, Angela; Ryan, Kendra

doi:10.1089/cyber.2022.0068

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“…Further, it was confirmed that this association is mediated by relationship dissatisfaction and mental health dissatisfaction, which corroborates the possibility that social media addiction has detrimental effects on sexual function by means of detrimental effects on mental health [1][2][3][4][5] or on intimate relationship quality 8-15 . In fact, some research indicates that social media addiction may interfere with attention to the partners and disturb the communication with them, for example, by means of phubbing [13][14][15] , or because time on social media reduces time spent cultivating the relationship 8,9 . Additionally, social media use may trigger jealousy and subsequent conflict or otherwise frustration, when one member of the couple perceives a threat to the relationship because of partner's online interactions or due to unfavorable comparisons with partner's exes [9][10][11][12] .…”

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“…This is a pertinent question, as it is possible that social media addiction is related to sexual difficulties, because of sexual function impairment secondary to the psychological distress 6 caused by social media misuse. Social media addiction might also be associated with sexual difficulties secondary to intimate relationship problems 7 caused by social media use, as frequent use of social media may reduce time invested in the relationship 8,9 , increase jealousy and relationship insecurity [10][11][12] , and disturb communication between partners; for example, paying attention to the smartphone while being with the partner ("phubbing" or "technoference") was associated with sexual and relationship dissatisfaction 13,14 , lower intimacy, and dissatisfaction with partner communication 15 .…”

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Social media addiction is associated with sexual dissatisfaction: a cross-sectional study with quota sampling in Portugal

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Pimenta,

Valente

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Social media addiction refers to the frequent and compulsive use of social media sites that interferes with important areas of functioning. There is a growing body of research showing that social media addiction is related to sexual difficulties, which might result, at least partly, from sexual function impairment secondary to adverse effects of social media misuse on psychological well-being and intimate relationship quality. However, the investigation into this topic is still scarce. The present study examines if social media addiction is inversely correlated with sexual satisfaction, and if this association is mediated by relationship satisfaction and mental health satisfaction. Stratified quota sampling was used to recruit a sample of 3,594 Portuguese who used social media and were involved in a romantic relationship (age range: 18 – 69). Participants completed the Internet Addiction Test adapted to social media and single-items measuring satisfaction with sex life, relationship, and mental health. For women and men, greater social media addiction correlated inversely with sexual satisfaction. This association was mediated by relationship satisfaction and mental health satisfaction in parallel multiple mediation tests. The findings confirm that misuse of social media is associated with sexual problems. This might be due to 1) social media addiction interfering with relationship quality, 2) social media causing mental health disturbances that impact sexual function, 3) greater vulnerability to social media addiction being increased by relationship and/or mental health problems that also interfere with sexual satisfaction. The findings are important for raising awareness of potential risks of social media misuse.

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