Social network sites, marriage well-being and divorce: Survey and state-level evidence from the United States

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Highlights:

• We analyze the link between SNS use, marriage well-being and divorce in the U.S.

• At the state-level, Facebook penetration is associated with increasing divorce rates.

• At the individual-level, SNS use is negatively correlated with marriage quality.

• Our results can be explained from either a causal or a self-selection perspective.

摘要

•We analyze the link between SNS use, marriage well-being and divorce in the U.S.•At the state-level, Facebook penetration is associated with increasing divorce rates.•At the individual-level, SNS use is negatively correlated with marriage quality.•Our results can be explained from either a causal or a self-selection perspective.

论文关键词:Social network sites,Facebook,Marriage well-being,Divorce

论文评审过程:Available online 14 April 2014.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.03.034