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| العنوان: |
Expectations of Finding a 'Soul Mate' with Online Dating. |
| المؤلفون: |
Houran, James1 jhouran@truebeginningsllc.com, Lange, Rense2 |
| المصدر: |
North American Journal of Psychology. 2004, Vol. 6 Issue 2, p297-308. 12p. 2 Graphs. |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
*INTERNET, SOUL mates, DATING (Social customs), SENSORY perception, INTENTION |
| مستخلص: |
Online daters may be prone to establishing serious relationships prematurely with others based on illusory perceptions related to anticipation of finding "the right one" -- or soul mate. Thus, we examined whether individuals with intentions to use online matchmaking services had unrealistically optimistic expectations of finding a perfectly compatible partner. Two-hundred twenty-two individuals from a paid survey rated their behavioral intentions to use online dating and then indicated their expected frequency of "matches" across five hypothetical levels of compatibility. Participants had conservative estimates concerning the frequency of compatibility levels of their matches, and follow up analyses showed no appreciable or significant effects of behavioral intentions on these estimates. Results suggest that individuals with intentions to use online dating are not motivated by positive distortions or unrealistic optimism as measured by attitudinal indicators. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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