Course Description


Social media has become a way of connecting with others for many people in society. The connection has its benefits of being able to remain close and involved in loved ones lives even when geographically separated. Unfortunately there are also relational risks involved with social media as well.   Social media use has been linked to relationship satisfaction, and the potential for infidelity-related behaviors.    One area of research that seems to be limited is the effects of social media infidelity related behaviors have on same-sex relationships. This brief one hour course reviews a research study that explores the connection of relationship satisfaction and social media-based infidelity-related behaviors for same sex couples.

Please review the course materials prior to purchasing the course. Often, individuals will print a copy of the course worksheet to complete while they read the course text. Once you are ready to complete the course, please enroll in the course and complete the course requirements, including the course post-test and course survey. You will receive your certificate automatically for printing or downloading after achieving an 80% or higher on the post-test and completing the course survey. 

Course Text: Sexual Orientation and Infidelity Related Behaviors Course Text.pdf

Course Worksheet: Sexual Orientation and Infidelity Related Behaviors on Social Media 2023 Course Worksheet.pdf

Course Author:  Bryan Glazier, PhD, LMFT, LMHC 

Course Time/Location:  1 CE Hour, (Anytime: web-based home study)

Course Format: Peer Reviewed Article

Course Text:  Șerban I, Salvati M, Enea V. Sexual Orientation and Infidelity-Related Behaviors on Social Media Sites. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Nov 25;19(23):15659. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192315659. PMID: 36497734; PMCID: PMC9740560. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36497734/   Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

This course text was utilized in the development of this course under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). 

Learning Objectives:

Through the completion of this course, learners will gain awareness of the use of videoconferencing for couple’s therapy and will:

  1. Examine the ecological perspectives of couple and family technology framework.
  2. Discuss online infidelity-related (IR) behaviors and attitudes towards infidelity.
  3. Review Dyadic Satisfaction
  4. Explore same-sex couples’ well-being and satisfaction. 

Course Syllabus:

  1. Introduction
    1. The Couple and Family Technology Framework
    2. Online Infidelity-related (IR) Behaviors and Attitudes Towards Infidelity
    3. Dyadic Satisfaction
    4. Same –sex Couples’ Well-being and Satisfaction
  2. Overview of the Study
    1. Methodology
    2. Measures
    3. Analysis
  3. Results
    1. Descriptive Analysis and Group Comparisons
    2. Correlations Between IR Behaviors on Social Media Sites
    3. Analysis of Variance
  4. Discussion
    1. Outcomes of study
    2. Limitations and Implications of Study
    3. Conclusion

Course Approvals

Course Board Approval Statement(s): NBCC, Florida Board Approved

Directceu, llc has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7411.

directceu, llc (BAP # 50-17578) is approved by the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling. directceu, llc maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

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 directceu, llc is committed to providing our professional colleagues with unbiased information. directceu does not accept commercial support and our course authors have no significant financial interests or other conflicts of interest pertaining to the material.