Romantic Relationship Development in the Age of Facebook: An Exploratory Study of Emerging Adults' Perceptions, Motives, and Behaviors

@article{Fox2013RomanticRD,
  title={Romantic Relationship Development in the Age of Facebook: An Exploratory Study of Emerging Adults' Perceptions, Motives, and Behaviors},
  author={Jesse Fox and Katie M. Warber},
  journal={Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking},
  year={2013},
  volume={16 1},
  pages={3-7}
}

• Jesse Fox, Katie M. Warber
• Published 2013 in Cyberpsy., Behavior, and Soc. Networking
• DOI:10.1089/cyber.2012.0288

Social networking sites are becoming a prevalent form of communication in the escalation of romantic relationships. An online survey (n=403) addressed emerging adults' experiences with Facebook and romantic relationships, particularly a unique affordance of Facebook: the ability to declare oneself as "In a Relationship" and actively link one's profile to a romantic partner's, commonly known as going Facebook official. Results identified common social perceptions of the meaning of this status… CONTINUE READING

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