Does the expression of love on social networks strengthen the bond?

Science has donated new studies on how social networks affect couples' lives.

In a recently released new study, researchers Catalina Toma and Mina Choi have investigated the link between the appearance of a public infection on Facebook and the state of fate of relations.

In this regard, they analyzed how committed partners are in these relationships and how likely the relationship will last. Are couples constantly posting pictures together more stable than others?

Many people think of Facebook infections as irritating and may even believe that couples who use this method are insecure in themselves. However, couples may have a different psychological experience than others may think.

Previous research has shown that although people claim to be extreme or emotionally stable in front of an audience, deep inside they begin to think that they really are. This change in self - image does not occur among people who are not confronted with an audience.

Following this logic, researchers predicted that the more couples appear together on Facebook, the more they will perceive the relationship as important to them.

Facebook is a very public place that supplies the largest audience normal people have ever had. He/what we think lies ahead of this audience, greatly affects the way we perceive ourselves.

In the context of couples, researchers predicted that those who demonstrate their own perfection on Facebook, experience greater commitment towards their partner and are less likely to break up after six months.

This idea should not be completely unexpected. After all, weddings are also a form of public affection. Why have we considered them important for centuries and in many cultures the public declaration of love before friends, family, and acquaintances as key events?

To test these predictions, the two scholars recruited 180 students who were involved in heterosexual relationships. They used an app that creates a common couple's Facebook profile, where all their joint activity appears.

The results showed that the more participants posted photos with partners, wrote on their wall or changed the status “to a” connection with them, the more engaged they were to this connection and were less likely to be divided after six months.

In other words, the public infection show on social networks is a good influence on a relationship.