Investigating the Relationship between Interpersonal Relationships in Instagram Social Network with Emotional Divorce in Alborz Couples

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Sara  Mosalaei Rad ¹ (Master student in Social Sciences, Tehran East Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
Nazanin  Malekian ² (Assistant Professor, Department of Social Communication Sciences, Tehran East Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)

Received: 2023-09-17 Accepted : 2023-09-17 Published : 2023-05-22

Keywords: شبکه اجتماعی, emotional divorce, Social Networking, طلاق عاطفی, Instagram, Interpersonal communication, اینستاگرام, ارتباطات بین فردی,

Abstract :

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between interpersonal relationships in the social network Instagram with emotional divorce in couples in Alborz province. This research was conducted in terms of the type of applied research and from the point of view of descriptive-analytical research method with data collection technique. In order to collect data, field method and questionnaire tools were used. The statistical population includes cyberspace users who are engaged in divorce and have filed cases in family counseling centers during the years 97-99, which is 4500 cases in Alborz province.  to calculate the sample size according to Morgan table, the sample size of 300 people has been selected. Then the data were analyzed using SPSS software. The results of this study showed that there is a significant and positive relationship between interpersonal relationships in social networks and separation and distance between couples, feelings of loneliness and isolation, the need for companionship and impatience. The more people use virtual social networks and get involved in this space, the more they try to hide and cool down the relationship with the couple, and in the long run, they will cause hypocrisy and hypocrisy between them, which eventually leads to emotional divorce.