Communication between spouses in light of the use of Facebook - a field study

Abstract

Our study of the issue of the repercussions of using Facebook on marital communication aims to know the reality of marital communication in light of the use of social networking sites, especially Facebook, and from it we wanted to know what Facebook did to marital communication in all its forms. We conducted the study during the academic year 2021/2022 on a sample of 15 wives. She and her husband use Facebook in the Ain al-Bayda region, relying on the descriptive method and the interview as a basic tool. We analyzed the content of field interviews using the content analysis technique. The study reached the following results:

- The wives' motives for using Facebook were to communicate with the husband, family and friends, follow the news and keep up with events, in addition to having fun and entertainment.

- The use of Facebook was reflected in the social communication of the spouses by changing the type of social communication from direct communication that addresses common issues of the couple to a virtual communication that discusses the problems of others.

- The use of Facebook was reflected in the emotional communication of the couple when the two parties were away from each other.

- The use of Facebook was reflected in the intimate communication between the spouses, although they did not use it extensively   while they were together in the bedroom