Abstract:
The purposes of this research are to examine the positive (commitment) and the negative (jealousy) consequences of the Facebook use for romantic relationship and test the mediating role of trust. One hundred and fifty-one Facebook users aged 18 to 35 years and were currently in romantic relationship with the opposite sex for at least 3 months completed a set of questionnaire that assessed Facebook usage, perceived partners Facebook use for romantic relationship, partner trust, commitment, and Facebook jealousy. Structural Equation Models (SEM) reveals that perceived partners Facebook use has no direct effect on commitment. However, the indirect effect of perceived partners Facebook use is found on commitment as mediated by trust (p < .05). In addition, perceived partners Facebook use has direct effect on Facebook jealousy (p < .01) and indirect effect as mediated by trust (p < .05)