Open AccessSingles Looking to Mingle: An Analysis of Self-Presentation in Online Dating
Author(s) -
L.O. ed. Jacobson,
Abbey Atkinson,
Ladan Mohamed,
Jason Dorr
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
concordia journal of communications research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2470-9786
DOI - 10.54416/zfwv7152
Subject(s) - presentation (obstetrics) , psychology , key (lock) , social psychology , computer science , medicine , radiology , computer security
Online dating has become a commonplace in today’s society as more people are turning to it more than ever before. Because this type of dating has become so widely accepted, the researchers felt it was necessary to take a deeper look into self-presentation in online dating and how people choose to represent themselves. Participants of this study include single men and women, between the ages of 18-35, from a large Midwestern metro area in the United States. The purpose of this study was to gain information as to how men and women choose to represent themselves on online dating platforms. The key areas that were chosen to be further explored in the analysis include: the information participants chose to share about themselves, types of photos they used to represent themselves, expressions of desiring physical relationships and each gender’s use of deception. Ultimately, the data suggests that there were clear discrepancies between the information that men and women shared about themselves in their bios, versus what they disclosed to the researchers in questions asked.