Can using Twitter damage your relationship?

A recent study from America has proved rather controversial by claiming to have found a link between using Twitter and the risk of a relationship ending in divorce or separation.

University of Missouri researcher, Russell Clayton, conducted the study as a follow up to a previous piece of research, which found a similar link existed between Facebook use and relationship breakdown and divorce.

Clayton found that the more a survey respondent said they used Twitter the more they reported experiencing “Twitter-related conflict” with their spouse or partner. This conflict then led to an increased risk of the relationship ending in separation or divorce.

Unlike his Facebook study however, where conflict was found to be greater in newer relationships of three years or less, conflict between couples linked to Twitter use did not appear to be influenced by relationship duration.

“I found it interesting that active Twitter users experienced Twitter-related conflict and negative relationship outcomes regardless of length of romantic relationship,” Clayton said. “Couples who reported being in relatively new relationships experienced the same amount of conflict as those in longer relationships.”

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