Strategic misrepresentation in online dating

The effects of gender, self-monitoring, and personality traits

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2927273
AutoresJeffrey A Hall (0000-0002-8252-3184, University of Kansas, autor de correspondencia), Namkee Park (University of Oklahoma), Hayeon Song (0000-0001-5951-8507, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, USA), Michael J Cody (0009-0002-5218-4772, University of Southern California)
Año2010
Volumen27
Número1
Páginas117-135
Fecha de publicación2010-02-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Social and Personal Relationships (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0265-4075 • E-ISSN: 1460-3608
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0265407509349633
OpenAlexW2096699565
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas50
Referencias citadas45

This study examines factors (including gender, self-monitoring, the big five personality traits, and demographic characteristics) that influence online dating service users' strategic misrepresentation (i.e., the conscious and intentional misrepresentation of personal characteristics). Using data from a survey of online dating service users (N = 5,020), seven categories of misrepresentation - personal assets, relationship goals, personal interests, personal attributes, past relationships, weight, and age - were examined. The study found that men are more likely to misrepresent personal assets, relationship goals, personal interests, and personal attributes, whereas women are more likely to misrepresent weight. The study further discovered that self-monitoring (specifically other-directedness) was the strongest and most consistent predictor of misrepresentation in online dating. Agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness also showed consistent relationships with misrepresentation

Agreeableness · Big Five personality traits · Conscientiousness · Extraversion and introversion · Misrepresentation · Openness to experience · Personality · Political science · Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology