Online dating coaches' user evaluation strategies

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

5-7-2016

Abstract

Users of online dating systems want to evaluate each other to predict who they will be attracted to in-person. Prior research into evaluation of online dating profiles has shown how users struggle to evaluate physical attractiveness and demographic traits because of deception. Yet we have little knowledge about successful user evaluation strategies, or evaluation of other traits known to influence attraction like personality. We addressed these gaps in knowledge through an interview study of professional online dating coaches (n=27) to extract their self-proclaimed successful user evaluation strategies for 3 categories of traits derived from attraction literature: physical appearance, demographics & values, and personality. We then interpreted these strategies through the lens of theories germane to attraction-Nisbett and Wilson's theory of introspection, Asch's theory of person perception, and Signaling theory.

Identifier

85014613944 (Scopus)

ISBN

[9781450340823]

Publication Title

Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Proceedings

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1145/2851581.2892482

First Page

1337

Last Page

1343

Volume

07-12-May-2016

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