School of Psychology and Counselling, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw. 2011 Dec;14(12):717-22. doi: 10.1089/cyber.2011.0035. Epub 2011 Jul 26.
The social networking site (SNS) Facebook is becoming increasingly recognized as a medium through which individuals can investigate and monitor others' activities. However, little is known about whether Facebook monitoring behavior occurs within romantic relationships and, accordingly, the psychological predictors of this behavior. The present study employed an extended theory of planned behavior (TPB) framework including self-esteem, partner trust, and demographic characteristics, to predict frequent Facebook partner-monitoring. Facebook users (N=244) in romantic relationships completed measures assessing the standard TPB constructs (attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control), additional predictor variables (self-esteem and partner trust), and demographic characteristics (age, gender, relationship length, daily Facebook logins, and time spent per login). One week later, participants reported their level of Facebook partner-monitoring during the previous week. Regression analyses supported the standard TPB constructs of attitude and subjective norm in predicting intentions to engage in frequent Facebook partner-monitoring, with intention, in turn, predicting behavior. Partner trust, but not self-esteem, significantly predicted frequent Facebook partner-monitoring intentions. Of the demographic characteristics, daily Facebook logins significantly predicted both intention and behavior and, unexpectedly, relationship length directly affected behavior. Overall, the current study revealed that frequent Facebook partner-monitoring is influenced by attitudinal, normative, and relational factors and, potentially, increased visits to Facebook. These findings provide a new understanding of an individual's use of the world's leading SNS to monitor their partner's activities and provide a foundation for future studies to investigate the potential negative implications this activity may have for those in romantic relationships.
社交网站（SNS）Facebook 正日益被视为一种个人可以调查和监视他人活动的媒介。然而，目前尚不清楚在恋爱关系中是否存在 Facebook 监控行为，以及这种行为的心理预测因素。本研究采用扩展的计划行为理论（TPB）框架，包括自尊、伴侣信任和人口统计学特征，来预测频繁的 Facebook 伴侣监控行为。处于恋爱关系中的 Facebook 用户（N=244）完成了评估 TPB 标准构念（态度、主观规范和感知行为控制）、其他预测变量（自尊和伴侣信任）以及人口统计学特征（年龄、性别、关系长度、每日 Facebook 登录次数和每次登录花费的时间）的量表。一周后，参与者报告了他们在上周的 Facebook 伴侣监控行为水平。回归分析支持态度和主观规范的 TPB 标准构念在预测频繁的 Facebook 伴侣监控意图中的作用，而意图反过来又预测了行为。伴侣信任，但不是自尊，显著预测了频繁的 Facebook 伴侣监控意图。在人口统计学特征中，每日 Facebook 登录次数显著预测了意图和行为，出乎意料的是，关系长度直接影响行为。总体而言，本研究表明，频繁的 Facebook 伴侣监控受到态度、规范和关系因素的影响，并且可能会增加访问 Facebook 的次数。这些发现为个体使用全球领先的 SNS 来监控其伴侣的活动提供了新的理解，并为未来研究调查这种活动对恋爱关系中个体可能产生的潜在负面影响奠定了基础。
