Active
Twitter Use
Could Lead to
Divorce and
Infidelity, Study Says
Twitter was originally created to help people feel more connected. The irony? Actively using the service may spell trouble for users' actual relationships
New research from the University of Missouri found that
Active Twitter users are more likely to experience Twitter-related conflict in their romantic relationships, which in turn leads to other relationship issues like emotional or physical cheating, breakup, and even divorce.
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The study, which was conducted by Russell Clayton, a doctoral student at the University of Missouri School of Journalism, found a positive correlation between
Twitter use and relationship woes. Clayton surveyed 581
Twitter users over the age of 18, asking questions like, "How often do you log in into Twitter?" and "How often do you have an argument with your significant other as a result of excessive
Twitter use?"
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