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Relationship difficulties and “technoference” during the COVID-19 pandemic
Zoppolat, Giulia1; Righetti, Francesca1; Balzarini, Rhonda N.2; Alonso-Ferres, María3; Urganci, Betul4; Rodrigues, David L.5; Debrot, Anik6; Wiwattanapantuwong, Juthatip7; Dharma, Christoffer8; Chi, Peilian9; Karremans, Johan C.10; Schoebi, Dominik11; Slatcher, Richard B.12
2022-05-04
Source PublicationJOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
ISSN0265-4075
Volume39Issue:11Pages:3204-3227
Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has touched many aspects of people’s lives around the world, including their romantic relationships. While media outlets have reported that the pandemic is difficult for couples, empirical evidence is needed to test these claims and understand why this may be. In two highly powered studies (N = 3271) using repeated measure and longitudinal approaches, we found that people who experienced COVID-19 related challenges (i.e., lockdown, reduced face-to-face interactions, boredom, or worry) also reported greater self and partner phone use (Study 1) and time spent on social media (Study 2), and subsequently experienced more conflict and less satisfaction in their romantic relationship. The findings provide insight into the struggles people faced in their relationships during the pandemic and suggest that the increase in screen time – a rising phenomenon due to the migration of many parts of life online – may be a challenge for couples.

KeywordCovid-19 Pandemic Phubbing Relationship Satisfaction Romantic Relationships Social Media Technoference
DOI10.1177/02654075221093611
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Indexed BySSCI
Language英語English
WOS Research AreaCommunication ; Family Studies ; Psychology
WOS SubjectCommunication ; Family Studies ; Psychology, Social
WOS IDWOS:000795855600001
PublisherSAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD1 OLIVERS YARD, 55 CITY ROAD, LONDON EC1Y 1SP, ENGLAND
Scopus ID2-s2.0-85132659269
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Document TypeJournal article
CollectionFaculty of Social Sciences
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
Affiliation1.Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands
2.Texas State University, San Marcos, United States
3.University of Granada, Granada, Spain
4.Cornell University, Ithaca, United States
5.Iscte–Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
6.University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
7.Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
8.University of Toronto, Canada
9.University of Macau, China
10.Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands
11.Université de Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
12.University of Georgia, Athens, United States
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Zoppolat, Giulia,Righetti, Francesca,Balzarini, Rhonda N.,et al. Relationship difficulties and “technoference” during the COVID-19 pandemic[J]. JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, 2022, 39(11), 3204-3227.
APA Zoppolat, Giulia., Righetti, Francesca., Balzarini, Rhonda N.., Alonso-Ferres, María., Urganci, Betul., Rodrigues, David L.., Debrot, Anik., Wiwattanapantuwong, Juthatip., Dharma, Christoffer., Chi, Peilian., Karremans, Johan C.., Schoebi, Dominik., & Slatcher, Richard B. (2022). Relationship difficulties and “technoference” during the COVID-19 pandemic. JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, 39(11), 3204-3227.
MLA Zoppolat, Giulia,et al."Relationship difficulties and “technoference” during the COVID-19 pandemic".JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS 39.11(2022):3204-3227.
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