Research study on the impact of social media on relationships.

1. Social
Media
Is
Nega(vely
Affec(ng
Our
Rela(onships
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via
Flickr

2. We
live
in
an
age
of
mul(-­‐communica(on,
where
“No
one
person
gets
personal
a2en3on
for
long.”[7]
Image
source:
hGp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cuddling_with_mul(ple_devices.jpg
-­‐
Leah
Eichler

3. Canadian
Social
Media
Usage
Percentages
[1]:
59%
30%
25%
16%
Interna(onal
Usage:
936
MILLION
users
Daily
798
MILLION
of
these
are
Mobile
[8]
Over
47
MILLION
users
Daily
[2]
500
MILLION
tweets
Daily
[16]
2.5
BILLION
Likes
Daily
70
MILLION
photos
uploaded
Daily
[11]
All
Images
via
Flickr

4. Because
of
this,
we
have
“sacrificed
conversa3on
for
mere
connec3on,”
giving
us
the
false
sense
of
closeness
with
others
that
doesn’t
actually
exist.
[15,
4]
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via
Flickr

5. We
are
able
to
keep
each
other
at
comfortable
distances,
which
known
as
the
Goldilocks
Effect.
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via
Flickr

6. We
would
rather
turn
to
our
devices
over
our
friends
for
comfort,
advice,
and
entertainment.
[15]
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via
Flickr

7. “We
are
increasingly
drawn
to
technologies
that
provide
the
illusion
of
companionship
without
the
demands
of
a
rela(onship.”[15]
-­‐
Sherry
Turkle
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via
Flickr

8. Social
Media
can
effect
roman3c
rela3onships
as
well.
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via
Flickr

9. The
American
Academy
of
Matrimonial
Lawyers
stated
that
66%
of
couples
going
through
a
divorce
cite
Facebook
as
the
primary
cause
for
marital
issues.
81%
of
matrimonial
lawyers
say
that
in
the
past
five
years,
they
have
seen
an
increase
in
cases
involving
social
networking.
[5]
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via
Flickr

10. Why?
• The
expecta(on
to
have
constant
access
to
our
partners
with
smartphones
• Frustra(on
over
not
receiving
full
aGen(on
• Increased
envy
over
Facebook
• Social
comparison
• Feelings
of
distrust/being
distrusted
over
Social
Media
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via
Flickr

11. “Partner-­‐monitoring
is
the
second
most
commonly
reported
act
on
Facebook.”[9]
-­‐
Rianne
Farrugia
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via
Flickr

12. As
a
result,
57%
of
users
post
pictures
of
themselves
with
their
significant
others,
trying
to
add
value
to
the
rela(onship
by
publicizing
their
affec(on.
[9]
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via
Flickr

13. However,
“connec(ng
in
small
amounts
online
does
not
subs(tute
for
real
conversa3on.”
[15]
-­‐Sherry
Turkle
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via
Flickr

14. We
“dumb-­‐down”
our
conversa(ons
online,
even
for
important
issues
between
our
partners
and
our
friends…

15. We
either
leave
room
for
misinterpreta(on
because
we
can’t
physically
read
the
other
person,
or
we
speak
more
boldly
from
behind
the
safety
of
a
screen.
[15]
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via
Flickr

16. “We
alienate
the
people
who
are
important
to
us.”[10]
-­‐
Daniel
Gula(
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via
Flickr

17. “Facebook
is
meant
to
complement
our
rela(onships,
not
be
a
subs(tute
for
them.”
[12]
-­‐
K.
Jason
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via
Flickr

18.
on
what’s
important
is
absolutely
fundamental
to
the
life
you
want
to
live.”[3]
“Your
ability
to
-­‐
Alex
Soojung-­‐Kim
Pang
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via
Flickr

19. “As
we
know
more
and
more
people,
[we]
know
less
and
less
about
each
of
them.”[4]
-­‐
Jay
Baer
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via
Flickr

20. Works
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