Abstract Researchers have shown a significant effect of using social networking sites (SNSs) on romantic relationships. Surveillance is one of the motives for social network use. Social networking surveillance is related to controlling a romantic partner's online behaviours. The purpose of the study was to search for antecedents of electronic surveillance (Study 1) and to examine their role in behaviours related to electronic surveillance among romantic couples (Study 2). Following the uses and gratification theory and technology acceptance model of using SNSs, antecedents of electronic surveillance in adult Facebook users were examined. In Study 1, the relationship between electronic surveillance and intimacy, commitment, marital satisfaction, interpersonal interaction, self-efficacy on SNSs, perceived usefulness, and perceived ease of use were tested in a group of 360 adults. Commitment and self-efficacy on SNSs were the best predictors of surveillance. In Study 2, an actor–partner interdependence model was used to test whether self-efficacy on SNSs predicted surveillance behaviours in 122 couples. Findings showed that electronic surveillance is a feature of a couple and not exclusively of the individual and suggest that self-efficacy on SNSs has a relevant role in predicting electronic surveillance.

中文翻译：

---

夫妻电子监控：自我效能感和承诺的作用

摘要 研究人员已经证明使用社交网站 (SNS) 对恋爱关系有显着影响。监视是社交网络使用的动机之一。社交网络监控与控制恋人的在线行为有关。该研究的目的是寻找电子监视的前因（研究 1）并检查它们在浪漫情侣中与电子监视相关的行为中的作用（研究 2）。根据使用 SNS 的使用和满足理论和技术接受模型，研究了成年 Facebook 用户中电子监控的前因。在研究 1 中，电子监控与亲密关系、承诺、婚姻满意度、人际交往、SNS 上的自我效能感、感知有用性、和感知易用性在一组 360 名成年人中进行了测试。对 SNS 的承诺和自我效能感是监测的最佳预测指标。在研究 2 中，使用演员-伴侣相互依赖模型来测试 SNS 上的自我效能感是否预测了 122 对夫妇的监视行为。研究结果表明，电子监视是一对夫妇的特征，而不仅仅是个人的特征，这表明 SNS 上的自我效能感在预测电子监视方面具有相关作用。