ARE MY BIKINI PICS BOTHERING YOU?” THE UPLOADING OF A ROMANTIC PARTNER’S SEXY PHOTO ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND ITS EFFECTS ON JEALOUSY AND RELATIONSHIP SATISFACTION
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2021
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This study advances research on romantic relationships and partner posting behaviors on social networking sites (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram) by examining the phenomenon of partner posting a sexy photo of themselves online. It was predicted that the more a person’s romantic partner posts his or her sexy photos on social media, the more jealousy the person feels. Moreover, I questioned how the attachment dimensions moderates the relationship between partner posting a sexy photo and feelings of jealousy, as well as, how jealousy is associated to relationship satisfaction. Participants underwent a 15-minute survey that measured frequency or likelihood of a partner posting sexy photos online, jealousy, attachment style, and relationship satisfaction. The results yield no significant relationship between the posting of a partner’s sexy photo and jealousy. No interaction was found between the posting of a partner’s sexy photo and attachment dimensions on jealousy, and a significant relationship was found between cognitive jealousy and relationship satisfaction. The results also showed a significant relationship between posting their own sexy photo online and the amount of jealousy they feel toward their partner, as well as a significant relationship between relationship visibility on one’s own social networking sites and relationship satisfaction. Despite my prediction not being supported, the current study expands research surrounding social networking sites and romantic relationships as it discovers significant relationships between specific posting behaviors and types of jealousy.
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