Dating deception: Gender,online dating,and exaggerated self-presentation |
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Authors: | Rosanna E Guadagno Bradley M Okdie Sara A Kruse |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychology, The University of Alabama, United States;2. Department of Psychology, Ohio State University at Newark, United States |
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Abstract: | This study examined how differences in expectations about meeting impacted the degree of deceptive self-presentation individuals displayed within the context of dating. Participants filled out personality measures in one of four anticipated meeting conditions: face-to-face, email, no meeting, and a control condition with no pretense of dating. Results indicated that, compared to baseline measures, male participants increased the amount they self-presented when anticipating a future interaction with a prospective date. Specifically, male participants emphasized their positive characteristics more if the potential date was less salient (e.g., email meeting) compared to a more salient condition (e.g., face-to-face meeting) or the control conditions. Implications for self-presentation theory, online social interaction, and online dating research will be discussed. |
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Keywords: | Self-presentation Internet Gender differences Personality Mate selection |
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