Online Dating Research Paper

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Is the use of social media in dating causing this generation to become more introverted?
Katerina Voronova
Spring 2015

ABSTRACT
Social media has become an everyday phenomenon in today’s society; however, research on the effects of social media on individuals’ personalities is scarce and has only recently begun to emerge. Online dating in particular is becoming more and more prevalent, and more adults than ever are choosing online dating sites as their preferred method of finding a mate. Although some studies have been conducted on the type of individual that chooses online dating, and have shown that there are many types of people signing up for online dating, the effects of online dating on personality, particularly on extraversion have …show more content…

look at the way online dating has changed dating and romantic relationships overall. Finkel recognizes both positives and negatives to the phenomenon of online dating, and recognizing that it has, indeed, profoundly changed the culture of dating. Online dating has been widely recognized as a more convenient way of meeting people, especially for those who have busy lives and do not have time to go out and meet someone the traditional way. In today’s fast-paced world, individuals’ lifestyles are typically much busier than ever before and online dating offers a unique and convenient means of finding a romantic partner. Additionally, it is a less stressful way for individuals with social anxiety, low self-esteem, and high neuroticism to interact with strangers, get to know them, and build intimacy. On the other hand, however, the study found some downsides to online dating as well. One major negative of these services is the way they are set up. Since most dating sites require the user to pay a fee, they are inherently interested in keeping their users, rather than matching them up quickly, which would mean losing two paying customers. Therefore, dating sites try to keep their clients as long as possible, oftentimes to the detriment of their romantic futures. Secondly, this study confirmed that online dating does not create the same level of intimacy as traditional dating, and that relationships created through online dating are overall not as strong as those …show more content…

Both groups will consist of 500 individuals, split evenly into male and female participants, to allow a large data sample. The first group will use social media to find, develop, and maintain romantic relationships, while the other group will use traditional methods of dating to find, develop and maintain their romantic relationships. The participants will be recruited via a questionnaire, since it is difficult to first recruit individuals, and then let them find and develop a relationship, while it is much easier to recruit individuals that are already actively seeking a relationship through one of the above-mentioned methods. This will also eliminate some bias. The participants for the two groups will be drawn from this pool of

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