Up-dating: ratings of perceived dating success are better online than offline

Fullwood, Chris; Attrill-Smith, Alison

dc.contributor.author	Fullwood, Chris
dc.contributor.author	Attrill-Smith, Alison
dc.date.accessioned	2017-07-31T14:38:05Z
dc.date.available	2017-07-31T14:38:05Z
dc.date.issued	2017-06-28
dc.identifier.citation	Fullwood, C., Attrill-Smith, A. (2017) 'Up-Dating: Ratings of Perceived Dating Success Are Better Online than Offline' Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 21 (1) pp.11-15. doi: 10.1089/cyber.2016.0631
dc.identifier.issn	2152-2715
dc.identifier.doi	10.1089/cyber.2016.0631
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2436/620568
dc.description.abstract	The primary aims of this study were to test whether perceived dating success would differ between offline and online zero-acquaintance dating contexts, and to investigate the role that self-esteem might play in these evaluations. Participants were presented with the same photos of targets in either an offline or online dating scenario and rated their chances of dating success along with their perceptions of how attractive they thought the target would consider them. Higher self-esteem individuals believed they would be rated as more attractive. There was an overall perception that, irrespective of self-esteem level, meeting online would lead to better chances of dating success. These findings are considered in relation to an increased ability to more precisely manage impressions and develop an image of the self which would be evaluated more positively online.
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Mary Ann Liebert
dc.relation.url	http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/cyber.2016.0631
dc.subject	Online dating
dc.subject	self-esteem
dc.subject	self-presentation
dc.title	Up-dating: ratings of perceived dating success are better online than offline
dc.type	Journal article
dc.identifier.journal	Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking
dc.contributor.institution	Institute of Psychology, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom.
dc.contributor.institution	Institute of Psychology, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom.
dc.date.accepted	2017-06
rioxxterms.funder	University of Wolverhampton
rioxxterms.identifier.project	UoW310717CF
rioxxterms.version	AM
rioxxterms.licenseref.uri	https://creativecommons.org/CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate	2018-06-29
dc.source.volume	21
dc.source.issue	1
dc.source.beginpage	11
dc.source.endpage	15
refterms.dateFCD	2018-10-19T09:05:57Z
refterms.versionFCD	AM
refterms.dateFOA	2018-06-29T00:00:00Z
html.description.abstract	The primary aims of this study were to test whether perceived dating success would differ between offline and online zero-acquaintance dating contexts, and to investigate the role that self-esteem might play in these evaluations. Participants were presented with the same photos of targets in either an offline or online dating scenario and rated their chances of dating success along with their perceptions of how attractive they thought the target would consider them. Higher self-esteem individuals believed they would be rated as more attractive. There was an overall perception that, irrespective of self-esteem level, meeting online would lead to better chances of dating success. These findings are considered in relation to an increased ability to more precisely manage impressions and develop an image of the self which would be evaluated more positively online.