Tuesday, 13 November 2012

Social Media Affects on Marriage



Social networking addiction is a phrase sometimes used to refer to someone spending too much time using Facebook, Twitter and other forms of social media, so much so that it interferes with other aspects of daily life.
Addiction usually refers to compulsive behavior that leads to negative effects. In most addictions, people feel obligated to do certain activities so often that they become a harmful habit, which then interferes with other important activities such as work or school. For example checking Facebook status updates or "stalking" people's profiles on Facebook, for hours on end.

Although social networking can make people feel better about themselves and more connected to society, when Facebook friends take the place of real family members and updating status’ takes priority over real-life pleasures and responsibilities, you know that your on the verge of an addiction. One of the biggest dangers of social media addiction is some people’s marriages. Sociologists and psychologists have questioned whether excessive use of social media could play a role in divorce. It has been said that Facebook ruins 1 in 5 marriages. Eighty-four percent of people aged 19 to 29 said they would rather do without their current partner or their car than give up Internet access. Mental health professionals report too much computer time is becoming a common thread in marriage and family counseling sessions.

Social media addiction is an opportunity for people to create and live in a fantasy world. They can get rid of all of their family life problems and get away from reality. If husbands or wives feel as though they are not receiving attention from the other or are not being listened to they may resort to the addiction of social media.

Although there are many dangers to using social media, anxiety, depression and psychological disorders are not caused by social media addiction.

Heres a news cast about social media addiction and how our lives are revolved around it :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiEcekzLDtk

Resources:

http://personalweb.about.com/od/socialmediaaddiction/a/Social-Networking-Addiction.htm

http://www.futurescopes.com/commitment-and-monogamy/1379/when-your-partner-addicted-facebook-dealing-addiction-social-networking

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700164510/Internet-addiction-harming-marriage.html?pg=all

-Chelsea Andrade






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1 comment:

  1. Unknown25 November 2012 at 21:31

    Hello Chelsea

    In regards to your post I find it to be a very sad situation that so many marriages are ruined from social media sites. As I was reading through articles on the internet, what surprised me the most was about how attorneys actually use evidence on social media sites to use in their cases. How can an attorney use something on the internet against you? I guess if you are willing to say it then you are willing to take the risk. It shocked me as that people would expose themselves on social media sites that could be used against them in court for their divorces. People actually are sharing information that should only be between them and their spouse rather than the whole world. I believe this is where people get themselves in trouble. It seems as though more and more people use social media to reconnect with old flings or even stay connected with the people their having an affair with. I think this should be an open discussion in a marriage to prevent from keeping secrets hidden. If I were in a situation that my spouse was always using social media constant rather than spending time with me that would be the red flag for me and I would definitely want answers wouldn’t you?

    For more statistics you can visit http://www.covenanteyes.com/2012/03/20/are-social-networking-sites-destroying-your-marriage-5-tips-to-protect-your-partnership/.

    This is also Mike and Lindsay’s stories about their partners having affairs by using social media http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130897679

    -Kristie M

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