“All These Extra Mental Gymnastics”: Gender Roles, Cultural Values, and Racialized Discrimination in Online Dating

IF 1.1 3区心理学 Q2 FAMILY STUDIES

Journal of marital and family therapy Pub Date : 2025-09-04 DOI:10.1111/jmft.70071

Eman Tadros, Annemarie Sohn, Jixuan Zhao, Aryn Chartock

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Dating apps have revolutionized the way people seek romantic connections, boasting a staggering 320 million users worldwide. An estimated 20%–40% of adults in the United States reported meeting their romantic partners online. While online dating research has become more popular, little attention has been paid to the experiences of racially and ethnically minoritized (REM) individuals and the unique obstacles they encounter. Utilizing the Minority Stress Model and intersectionality theory, this study investigates how overlapping marginalized identities influence REM individuals' experiences in online dating settings, revealing structural discrimination, identity-based stresses, and their effects. Through semistructured interviews, the research identified key challenges and analyzed intersectional experiences. The themes included gendered expectations, cultural compatibility, identity salience, stigma, and emotional burnout. Drawing upon participants' perspectives captured through a phenomenological approach, the study illuminates these concerns and furthers academic knowledge and therapeutic implications, promoting empathy, cultural awareness, and equity in online dating.

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“所有这些额外的心理体操”：性别角色，文化价值观，和种族歧视在网上约会

约会应用彻底改变了人们寻找浪漫关系的方式，在全球拥有惊人的3.2亿用户。据估计，美国有20%-40%的成年人在网上认识了他们的恋人。虽然在线约会研究变得越来越流行，但很少有人关注种族和少数民族（REM）个体的经历以及他们遇到的独特障碍。利用少数群体压力模型和交叉性理论，本研究探讨了重叠边缘身份如何影响快速眼动期个体在网络约会环境中的体验，揭示了结构性歧视、基于身份的压力及其影响。通过半结构化访谈，研究确定了关键挑战并分析了交叉经验。主题包括性别期望、文化兼容性、身份突出、耻辱和情感倦怠。通过现象学方法捕捉到参与者的观点，该研究阐明了这些问题，并进一步加深了学术知识和治疗意义，促进了在线约会中的移情、文化意识和公平。

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Journal of marital and family therapy Multiple-

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4.10

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Marital & Family Therapy (JMFT) is published quarterly by the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and is one of the best known and most influential family therapy journals in the world. JMFT is a peer-reviewed journal that advances the professional understanding of marital and family functioning and the most effective psychotherapeutic treatment of couple and family distress. Toward that end, the Journal publishes articles on research, theory, clinical practice, and training in marital and family therapy.