What makes you click?—Mate preferences in online dating

Hitsch, Günter J.; Hortaçsu, Ali; Ariely, Dan

doi:10.1007/s11129-010-9088-6

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“…Prior work, by contrast, has focused on later-stage selection effects-examining who individuals choose to contact from among those whose full profiles they view-and therefore potentially misses the effect of race and other factors during the initial winnowing of the dating pool. Hitsch et al (2010), for example, find that at this later stage, men's observed behavior is in line with their stated preferences, in sharp contrast to our own finding that even those who do not state a racial preference display a strong tendency to prefer same-race candidates early in the selection process.…”

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“…Although we make no claim that our sample is representative of the general U.S. dating population (which itself differs systematically from the overall U.S. population), it does exhibit significant mass over a broad range of relevant demographics, including, for example, both younger (18-29) and older (60+) users, education levels ranging from "some high school" to "postgraduate," annual income ranging from less than $25,000 to more than $150,000, substantial populations from all regions of the country, and a variety of political affiliations, where most users describe themselves as "middle of the road." One respect in which our sample is clearly not representative of the general dating population, however, is that men are highly overrepresented 1 (75 percent)-a disparity that has been noted in other, smaller samples of online dating communities from the same era (Hitsch et al 2010).…”

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Political Ideology and Racial Preferences in Online Dating

Anderson¹,

Goel²,

Huber³

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SocScience

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Abstract:What explains the relative persistence of same-race romantic relationships? One possible explanation is structural-this phenomenon could reflect the fact that social interactions are already stratified along racial lines-while another attributes these patterns to individual-level preferences. We present novel evidence from an online dating community involving more than 250,000 people in the United States about the frequency with which individuals both express a preference for same-race romantic partners and act to choose same-race partners. Prior work suggests that political ideology is an important correlate of conservative attitudes about race in the United States, and we find that conservatives, including both men and women and blacks and whites, are much more likely than liberals to state a preference for same-race partners. Further, conservatives are not simply more selective in general; they are specifically selective with regard to race. Do these stated preferences predict real behaviors? In general, we find that stated preferences are a strong predictor of a behavioral preference for same-race partners, and that this pattern persists across ideological groups. At the same time, both men and women of all political persuasions act as if they prefer same-race relationships even when they claim not to. As a result, the gap between conservatives and liberals in revealed same-race preferences, while still substantial, is not as pronounced as their stated attitudes would suggest. We conclude by discussing some implications of our findings for the broader issues of racial homogamy and segregation.

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Section: Datamentioning

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Political Ideology and Racial Preferences in Online Dating

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Goel²,

Huber³

et al. 2014

SocScience

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“…However, none of this would come to be if the individuals did not like each other's profile pictures from the beginning. Pictures of the individual are very important characteristics in an online dating profile (Hitsch et al, 2010). As noted earlier, men may place greater importance on physical attractiveness conveyed through pictures compared to women (de Vries, 2010;Hitsch et al 2010).…”

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“…For example, in online contexts, men place more value on the woman's picture than the text of her profile, but women give approximately equal value to the picture and profile text (Hitsch, Hortaçsu, & Ariely, 2010;de Vries, 2010). However, Luo and Zhang (2009) point out that in face-to-face dating situations, men and women do not differ in how physical attractiveness affects their choices.…”

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How gender role stereotypes affect attraction in an online dating scenario

Chappetta

Barth

2016

Computers in Human Behavior

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Today, it is not uncommon to meet someone and begin a romantic relationship on the internet. Meeting on a dating website differs from meeting in person because a dating profile is created first that allows others to review potential romantic partners. Few studies have examined romantic attraction within an online dating context, and even fewer have examined how gender roles may influence attraction. Two studies were conducted. Study 1 (N = 447, 49.4% female) examined the effects of gender role congruence and physical attractiveness on romantic interest.Study 2 (N = 234, 100% female) examined if the effects of gender roles and physical attractiveness extended to changes in women's self-presentation. In both studies participants viewed online dating profiles that varied in their physical attractiveness and adherence to gender role norms. Study 1 results indicated that both men and women prefer attractive and gender role incongruent dating partners over average looking and gender role congruent. For Study 2, profile gender role congruence or incongruence did not appear to have an effect on women's selfpresentation; however, there was a significant increase in self-reports of masculine traits over the sessions disregarding profile gender role congruence. This may suggest that being in a dating situation could increase women's self-presentation of masculine traits. The results of these studies go against current major theories and demonstrate a need for these theories to be altered to accommodate for the way gender roles truly play a role in our society today.iii

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Trends in Frequency of Sexual Activity and Number of Sexual Partners Among Adults Aged 18 to 44 Years in the US, 2000-2018

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IMPORTANCE Sexual relationships are important for well-being and health. Recent trends in sexual activity among US adults are unknown. OBJECTIVES To examine trends in reported frequency of sexual activity and number of sexual partners by sex and age and the association between measures of sexual activity and sociodemographic variables. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS In this survey study, repeat, cross-sectional analyses of participants aged 18 to 44 years from 10 rounds of the General Social Survey (2000-2018), a US nationally representative survey, were performed for men and women separately. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Sexual frequency in the past year (sexual inactivity, once or twice per year, 1-3 times per month, or weekly or more) and number of sexual partners in the past year (0, 1, 2, or Ն3 partners). The association between measures of sexual activity and sociodemographic variables were assessed using logistic regression. RESULTS The study population included 4291 men and 5213 women in the analysis of sexual frequency and 4372 men and 5377 women in the analysis of number of sexual partners (mean [SD]

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What makes you click?—Mate preferences in online dating

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Cited by 357 publications

References 35 publications

Political Ideology and Racial Preferences in Online Dating

Political Ideology and Racial Preferences in Online Dating

How gender role stereotypes affect attraction in an online dating scenario

Trends in Frequency of Sexual Activity and Number of Sexual Partners Among Adults Aged 18 to 44 Years in the US, 2000-2018

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