Research: online dating articles & studies about the use of dating sites
The logic of online lovin’: Does online dating work? - Infographic
MBAPrograms.org published this interesting infographic about the science & art of finding love online, and tries to answer the question: does online dating really make it easier to meet that one-and-only soulmate?
Click on the image to view the full infographic (and then again on the graphic to enlarge).
Oxfort University study on online dating:
A third of us have used dating websites
This Oxford University study suggests that almost one third of the people who use the internet visited online dating sites. An international survey of 24,000 men and women who are online found that just 6% went to dating websites in 1997 but by 2009, 30% of the sample had tried them with 15% finding their current partner that way.
Source: www.ox.ac.uk/media/news_stories/2011/111402_1.html
Research into online dating in UK
This online dating research study shows some of the conclusions from Dr Jeff Gavin, a psychology lecturer at the University of Bath, who has researched the social science behind dating sites.
This dating research was Gavin’s attemp to find out more about how people develop relationships online. In order to do so he compared the experiences of members of UK and Japanese online dating sites.
Source: www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/apr/26/online-dating-research
Study: online dating in the US
Demand for online dating services is on the rise, specially niche dating networks, and a new wave of mobile applications will bring online dating to even more people. This is an in-depth industry market research presented in a logical and consistent format by IbisWorld.
Source: www.ibisworld.com/industry/default.aspx?indid=1723
Online dating study:
User experiences of an online dating community
This research study aims to examine user’s experience of the online dating community, Plenty of Fish (POF). Online dating communities are a growing industry tailored specifically to users who are looking for a romantic partner, connection, or encounter.
Source: www.studentpulse.com/articles/323/online-dating-study-user-experiences-of-an-online-dating-community
Online dating research from a psychological point of view
Online dating: 10 psychological insights
This online dating article is based on a psychological research, revealing who uses online dating and why, which strategies work, and uncovers the truth about lying online. Here you will find 10 favourite psychological insights on internet dating backed up by research and studies.
Source: www.spring.org.uk/2010/09/online-dating-10-psychological-insights.php
Managing impressions online:
Self-presentation processes in the online dating environment
The University of Indiana presents this study, which investigates self-presentation strategies among online dating participants, exploring how participants manage their own online presentation in order to find a romantic partner. 34 individuals active on a large online dating site participated in phone interviews about their online dating experiences and perceptions. Analysis suggests that participants attended to small cues online, mediated the tension between impression management pressures and the desire to present an authentic sense of self through tactics such as creating a profile that reflected their "ideal self," and attempted to establish the veracity of their identity claims.
Source: jcmc.indiana.edu/vol11/issue2/ellison.html
Research: the truth about lying in online dating profiles
Researchers at the Cornell and Michigan universities present this study about lying in online dating profiles. Unlike previous studies that relied solely on self-report data, this 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 small.
Source: www.msu.edu/~nellison/hancock_et_al_2007.pdf
Research about the impact of the internet on relationships
Me, my spouse and the internet:
Meeting, dating and marriage in the digital age
This is a dating study which focuses on the significance and impact of the Internet on relationships (how we meet people but also who we meet). This dating project uses survey data from Australian and UK couples.
Source: www.oii.ox.ac.uk/research/projects/?id=47
Online dating report: The science of online dating
This scientific report deepens into the question, can the application of science to unravel the biological basis of love complement the traditional, romantic ideal of finding a soul mate?
Source: www.nature.com/embor/journal/v11/n1/full/embor2009264.html
Research: articles about success and failure in online dating
Study: internet dating much more successful than thought
A research shows that Internet dating is proving a much more successful way to find long-term romance and friendship for thousands of people than was previously thought.
Source: www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/02/050218125144.htm
Article: online dating: why it fails
This article, based on data and research done by the Boston University and the MIT on online dating sites, suggests that inflated expectations in online dating can lead to major disappointments when daters meet in person.
Source: www.livescience.com/4348-online-dating-fails.html
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