8/27/2017 College Students Romantic Relationships on Facebook: Linking the Gratification for Maintenance to Facebook Maintenance Activity and

ty and the Ex

Log in | Register

Journal

Communication Quarterly
Volume 63, 2015 - Issue 4

3045 0 0
Views CrossRef citations Altmetric

Original Articles

College Students Romantic Relationships on Facebook:

Linking the Gratification for Maintenance to Facebook
Maintenance Activity and the Experience of Jealousy
Marianne Dainton & Alexandra Stokes
Pages 365-383 | Published online: 17 Aug 2015

Download citation http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01463373.2015.1058283

Select Language
Translatordisclaimer

Abstract

Previous work indicates that one of the central motives for using Facebook is relationship maintenance and that the use of
Facebook is linked with romantic jealousy. Grounded in a uses and grati cations perspective, this study examined the
maintenance motive for using Facebook; positive and negative online maintenance activity; and trait, cognitive, emotional, and
Facebook jealousy. Results indicate that individuals who are strongly motivated to use Facebook for relationship maintenance
are more likely to engage in Facebook assurances and monitoring but that there is a curvilinear relationship between the
maintenance motive and the use of online monitoring. Regarding the patterns of relationships among Facebook maintenance
and the various forms of jealousy, results indicate that the more that individuals used online monitoring and Facebook
openness, the more of all four types of jealousy they reported, whereas the use of Facebook positivity and assurances was
negatively associated with cognitive jealousy. Finally, there was little evidence of a relationship between the use of Facebook
for maintenance purposes and the experience of jealousy.

Keywords:: New Media,Romantic Relationships

Additional information
Full Article Figures & data References Citations Metrics Reprints & Permissions Get access

Author information

Marianne Dainton
Marianne Dainton (Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1994) is a Professor in the Department of
Communication at La Salle University.

Alexandra Stokes
Alexandra Stokes (M.A., La Salle University, 2011) is a Project Coordinator at Global Employment Solutions,
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01463373.2015.1058283?journalCode=rcqu20 1/4
8/27/2017 College Students Romantic Relationships on Facebook: Linking the Gratification for Maintenance to Facebook Maintenance Activity and the Ex

Philadelphia.

People also read

Article

Romantic breakups on Facebook: new scales for studying post-breakup behaviors, digital
distress, and surveillance

Veronika Lukacs et al.

Information, Communication & Society

Published online: 24 Feb 2015

Article

Jealousy Evocation: Understanding Commitment, Satisfaction, and Uncertainty as

Predictors of Jealousy-Evoking Behaviors

Marissa A. Pytlak et al.

Communication Quarterly

Published online: 11 Jun 2015

Article

Maintaining Relationships on Facebook: Associations with Uncertainty, Jealousy, and

Satisfaction

Margaret C. Stewart et al.

Communication Reports

Published online: 14 Mar 2014

Article

A relational uncertainty analysis of jealousy, trust, and maintenance in longdistance

versus geographically close relationships

Marianne Dainton et al.

Communication Quarterly

Published online: 21 May 2009

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01463373.2015.1058283?journalCode=rcqu20 2/4
8/27/2017 College Students Romantic Relationships on Facebook: Linking the Gratification for Maintenance to Facebook Maintenance Activity and the Ex

Article

Romantic Jealousy and Relationship Satisfaction: The Costs of Rumination

Rachel A. Elphinston et al.

Western Journal of Communication

Published online: 4 Apr 2013

Article

Why Might Distance Make the Heart Grow Fonder?: A Relational Turbulence Model Investigation of
the Maintenance of Long Distance and Geographically Close Romantic Relationships

Natalie K. Ellis et al.

Communication Quarterly

Published online: 5 Nov 2015

Information for Open access

Authors Overview
Editors Open journals
Librarians Open Select
Societies Cogent OA

Help and info Connect with Taylor & Francis

Help
FAQs
Press releases
Contact us
Commercial services

Copyright 2017 Informa UK Limited Privacy policy & cookies Terms & conditions Accessibility

Registered in England & Wales No. 3099067

5 Howick Place | London | SW1P 1WG

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01463373.2015.1058283?journalCode=rcqu20 3/4
8/27/2017 College Students Romantic Relationships on Facebook: Linking the Gratification for Maintenance to Facebook Maintenance Activity and the Ex

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01463373.2015.1058283?journalCode=rcqu20 4/4