Experiences of Romantic Attraction Are Similar Across Dating Apps and Offline Dates in Young Adults

Journal of Social Psychology Research Pub Date : 2022-09-01 DOI:10.37256/jspr.1220221542

Dylan Selterman, Sydney Gideon

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This study compared dating experiences through smartphone apps (e.g., Tinder) with offline-initiated dating. Previous research suggests that people feel greater apprehensiveness toward internet dating relative to traditional dating methods. Using an experience-sampling design (N = 793) over one month, we examined attraction, perceptions of dating partners (sexiness, warmth), and behaviors (sexual intercourse, alcohol) across dating modalities, and alongside trait sociosexuality, destiny/growth beliefs, romanticism, and gender. Results showed that participants reported experiences were similar for offline and app-initiated dates, except for those high in destiny/growth or romantic beliefs, who tended to feel less attraction to dating partners. Despite this similarity, participants viewed dating apps negatively. We also found little support for ideal partner preferences correlating with attraction or dating outcomes. We suggest that initial beliefs about dating may bias people away from dating app experiences, and personality traits such as romantic beliefs may dictate outcomes much more than the method of meeting.

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在约会软件和线下约会中，年轻人的浪漫吸引力体验是相似的

这项研究比较了通过智能手机应用程序(如Tinder)和离线约会的约会经历。先前的研究表明，与传统的约会方式相比，人们对网络约会更有顾虑。在一个月的时间里，我们采用了经验抽样设计(N = 793)，研究了不同约会方式下的吸引力、对约会对象的看法(性感、温暖)和行为(性交、酒精)，以及社会性特征、命运/成长信念、浪漫主义和性别。结果显示，参与者报告的线下约会和应用程序发起的约会经历相似，除了那些对命运/成长或浪漫信仰高的人，他们往往对约会对象的吸引力较小。尽管有这种相似性，但参与者对约会软件的看法是负面的。我们还发现，理想伴侣偏好与吸引力或约会结果之间的关系也很少得到支持。我们认为，对约会的最初看法可能会使人们对约会软件的体验产生偏见，而浪漫信仰等个性特征可能比约会方式更能决定结果。

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