Social media-induced jealousy and marital satisfaction of married couples in Sogakope township

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between social media usage, social-media induce jealousy and marital satisfaction among married couples in Sogakope Township in the Volta region of Ghana. A descriptive survey design was used. The population of the study comprises all married couples in the Sogakope Township. A sample size of 420 respondents was used for the study and selected using a stratified sampling technique. Structured questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents. The data were analysed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. From the analyses, it emerged that social media usage differs among married couples. However, the nature of social media platform use differs among married couples and its use also differs significantly among married couples when they were grouped by gender. It was revealed that social media-induced jealousy negatively correlates with marital satisfaction. It was recommended among others that marriage counsellors should exploit how social media platforms could be used in healthy ways to promote communication among married couples. It was again recommended that married couples should be encouraged to pay attention to the emotional feelings of their partner and must avoid engaging in social media activities that will elicit unpleasant emotions.