Psyc 564 Research Presentation
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Facebook Romance: Exploring the relationship between relationship distance, social media and relationship satisfaction Facebook Kaki Pope The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Facebook Romance:Exploring the relationship between relationship
distance, social media and relationship satisfaction
Kaki Pope The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Millennials make up 24% of the U.S. population
Zandergen & Brown (2014)Jealousy and Social Media Communication
Rappleyea et al. (2014)
Rappleyea et al. (2014)
25% - 50% of college students are in long distance relationships
Maguire & Kinney (2010)
Relationship Distance
Relationship Satisfaction
Social Media Usage
Relationship Distance
Relationship Satisfaction
Social Media UsageList of Social Networking Sites“Would you consider your current
relationship to be long distance?”
Investment Model Scale
FacebookTwitter
Instagram Vine
Tumblr Pinterest
Google+ MySpace FriendsterLinkedIn
academia.edu
Relationship Distance
Relationship Satisfaction
Social Media Usage
R = .137R2 = .019 p = .195
Relationship Distance
Relationship Satisfaction
Social Media Usage
R = .023 R2 = .001 p = .747
Cronbach’s alpha = .935
Relationship Distance
Relationship Satisfaction
Social Media Usage
R = .093R2 = .009 p = .379
Cronbach’s alpha = .935
Relationship Distance
Relationship Satisfaction
Social Media Usage
Descriptive Statistics for ParticipantsResponse Frequency (Valid) Percentage
Long Distance Relationship
Yes 62 30.7No 140 69.3
Age 18 - 30 178 89.4Gender Male 23 11.6
Female 173 86.9
n = 199
The Good The Bad
The Future
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