Title :
Who´s Right and Who Writes: People, Profiles, Contacts, and Replies in Online Dating
Author :
Fiore, Andrew T. ; Taylor, Lindsay Shaw ; Zhong, Xiaomeng ; Mendelsohn, G.A. ; Cheshire, Coye
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Inf., Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
In this analysis of profiles and messaging behavior on a major online dating service, we find that, consistent with predictions of evolutionary psychology, women as compared to men state more restrictive preferences for their ideal date. Furthermore, women contact and reply to others more selectively than men. Additionally, we identify connections among messaging behavior, textual self-descriptions in dating profiles, and relationship-relevant traits such as neuroticism.
Keywords :
psychology; social networking (online); evolutionary psychology; messaging behavior; neuroticism; online dating; profiles; relationship-relevant traits; textual self-descriptions; Context; Information analysis; Investments; Muscles; Pediatrics; Psychology; Skin;
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences (HICSS), 2010 43rd Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5509-6
Electronic_ISBN :
1530-1605
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.2010.444
