Table 2

Summary of proposed future agendas

Research themes and subthemesRQPotential agendas for future research
ConceptualizationRQ1.1How can theories from domains of information systems science and communication studies contribute to advancing knowledge of SoMJ as a concept?
RQ1.2Would the adoption of more objective, observational, and longitudinal methodological approaches make a significant contribution to improving our understanding of SoMJ as a concept?
Sociodemographic differencesRQ2.1How do different age- and gender-based cohorts experience the various emotions associated with SoMJ?
RQ2.2How do different age-based cohorts define the acceptability thresholds for social media behavior that may induce jealousy?
RQ2.3How are platonic forms of SoMJ induced among different age groups?
RQ2.4How do cultural and ethnic parameters, such as personal values, affect the factors associated with social media use and induced jealousy?
Antecedent (Individuals)RQ3.1How do an individual's personality traits affect the relational maintenance strategies that he or she may adopt to resolve SoMJ?
RQ3.2How do an individual's goals and motives for SMP use influence his or her experience of SoMJ?
RQ3.3How strongly does past experience influence an individual's experience with jealousy in a current relationship?
Antecedent (Partners)RQ3.4Do the personality traits of both individuals in a relationship interact in any way to influence their experiences of SoMJ?
RQ3.5What, if any, are the differences in how both partners in the relationship respond to SoMJ?
RQ3.6How do partners react behaviorally and/or emotionally to their significant others' experiences of SoMJ?
RQ3.7How does interpersonal communication between an individual and his or her partner impact the conflict resolution or coping mechanisms that are adopted as a behavioral response to SoMJ?
Antecedent (Rivals)RQ3.8How do the actions of the perceived rival(s) influence SoMJ and its outcomes?
RQ3.9What are the individual's behavioral and emotional responses to his or her perceived SMP-based rivals?
Antecedent (Relationship)RQ3.10How does social media-related infidelity in previous/current relationships impact an individual's experience of SoMJ and his or her future social media usage?
RQ3.11How do an individual's sexual orientation and type of relationship influence SoMJ and the associated thresholds of acceptable social media behavior?
RQ3.12What is the impact of relational commitment on evoked emotions, such as anger or sadness, when an individual is confronted with jealousy-inducing social media activities?
RQ3.13Is there a positive influence of newer forms of potential dyadic social media activities, such as online gaming, on tempering SoMJ?
Antecedent (Platform affordances)RQ3.14How, if at all, does SoMJ emerge across different SMPs, such as Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat?
RQ3.15How do contextual or linguistic cues differ in terms of the potentially flirtatious behavior exhibited on SMPs vis-à-vis offline interaction?
RQ3.16How do different platform affordances, such as content or activities, affect the intensity or level of SoMJ and the associated emotions experienced by two romantically engaged individuals?
ConsequencesRQ4.1What is the mechanism of effect through which the negative emotions (level and intensity) associated with SoMJ may be directed toward the self, partners, and perceived (or actual) rivals?
RQ4.2How do the length and status of relational commitment affect the experience of SoMJ among individuals who are married, engaged, or dating casually?
RQ4.3What is the prevalent influence of SoMJ on offline negative behaviors, such as monitoring or stalking?
RQ4.4How does SoMJ influence an individual's post-relationship dissolution behavioral response?
RQ4.5How, if at all, do SMPs affect an individual's experience of platonic forms (familial and peer) of jealousy?

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