fstutzman's dating [9 articles]

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Past research on online relationships has predominantly been concerned with how the qual- ity of online relationships compares with offline relationships. This research has been more concerned with the medium itself than with the meanings that users construct around their interpersonal interactions within this medium. The current paper seeks to redress this im- balance by exploring the ways that available social cues are used to shape the meanings of online relationships. Sixty Internet users, ranging in age from 19-51 years, were ...

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Thisstudyinvestigatesself-disclosureinthenovelcontextofonlinedatingrelationships. UsinganationalrandomsampleofMatch.commembers(N=349),theauthorstesteda model ofrelational goals, self-disclosure, andperceivedsuccessinonlinedating. The authors'findingsprovidesupportforsocialpenetrationtheoryandthesocialinformation processingandhyperpersonal perspectivesaswell ashighlight thepositiveeffect of anticipatedfutureface-to-faceinteractionononlineself-disclosure.Theauthorsfindthat perceivedonlinedatingsuccessispredictedbyfourdimensionsofself-disclosure(hon- esty,amount,intent,andvalence),althoughhonestyhasanegativeeffect.Furthermore, onlinedatingexperienceisastrongpredictorofperceivedsuccessinonlinedating.Addi- tionally,theauthorsidentifypredictorsofstrategicsuccessversusself-presentationsuc- cess.Thisresearchextendsexistingtheoryoncomputer-mediatedcommunication,self- disclosure, andrelational successtotheincreasinglyimportant arenaofmixed-mode relationships,inwhichparticipantsmovefrommediatedtoface-to-facecommunication. Keywords: onlinedating;onlinepersonals;Internetrelationships;computer-mediated communication;self-presentation;self-disclosure;anticipatedfutureinteraction;mixed-mode relationships ...

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Psychologists have found that actual and perceived similarity between potential romantic partners in demographics, attitudes, values, and attractiveness correlate positively with attraction and, later, relationship satisfaction. Online dating systems provide a new way for users to identify and communicate with potential partners, but the information they provide differs dramatically from what a person might glean from face-to-face interaction. An analysis of dyadic interactions of approximately 65,000 heterosexual users of an online dating system in the U.S. showed that, despite these differences, ...

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Online dating is a popular new tool for initiating romantic relationships, although recent research and media reports suggest that it may also be fertile ground for deception. Unlike previous studies that rely solely on self-report data, the present study establishes ground truth for 80 online daters' height, weight and age, and compares ground truth data to the information provided in online dating profiles. The results suggest that deception is indeed frequently observed, but that the magnitude of the deceptions is usually ...

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Flirting onli ne i s not the same as flirting fac e-to-fa ce. The beauty of the virtual medium is that fl irting is bas ed on words, c harm, and seduct ion, not physi cal att rac tion and cues. The online world gi ves t hose people who do not fit a st ereotyp ical model of human beauty a c hanc e to be Don Juans and Carmen Mi randas and have an equal opportuni ty to be ...

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Journalist Watters parlays his 2001 New York Times Magazine think piece and subsequent Good Morning America appearance into a debut book, a sociological examination of the pleasures of a segment of his generation-the "yet to be marrieds" ages 25 to 39. They're the ones who live in bohemian garrets yet feel affluent because their baby boomer parents will probably leave them their money. They host great New Year's Eve parties and travel en masse to the New Orleans Jazz Festival. They're ...

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Abstract In this chapter I review recent research on the nature, meaning, and impact of extrafamilial relationships during adolescence. I use findings of quantitative and qualitative studies to develop the idea that close friendships, wider networks of peers, and romantic relationships have distinct meanings and significance for the developing adolescent. Sociologists' work inevitably focuses attention on the ways in which the adolescent's social addresses and locations (gender, race, social class) influence many aspects of these early relationships. The review also highlights ...

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This study examines self-presentation in online dating profiles using a novel cross-validation technique for establishing accuracy. Eighty online daters rated the accuracy of their online self-presentation. Information about participants' physical attributes was then collected (height, weight, and age) and compared with their online profile, revealing that deviations tended to be ubiquitous but small in magnitude. Men lied more about their height, and women lied more about their weight, with participants farther from the mean lying more. Participants' self-ratings of accuracy were ...