Reciprocal self-disclosure and rejection strategies on bumble

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2937025
AutoresAudrey Halversen (0000-0001-9374-7995, University of Michigan, autor de correspondencia), Jesse King (0000-0002-0856-0921, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA), Lauren Silva (0000-0003-2149-4655, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA)
Año2022
Volumen39
Número5
Páginas1324-1343
Fecha de publicación2022-05-01
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)
DOI10.1177/02654075211055759
OpenAlexW3217141458
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas18
Referencias citadas43

Dating apps are an increasingly common element of modern dating, yet little research describes users' experiences rejecting potential partners through these apps. This study examines how female Bumble users reject potential partners online in relation to self-disclosure, perceived partner disclosure, pre-rejection stress, and app usage. To investigate these issues, we conducted an online survey of 419 female Bumble users who had recently rejected someone through the app. Results revealed that women on Bumble employ ghosting strategies far more often than confrontational rejection and suggest that the degree to which women self-disclose, perceive a partner's self-disclosure, and experience pre-rejection stress may impact their rejection strategies. This study informs the hyperpersonal model by demonstrating that reciprocal disclosure may characterize online dating interactions-even in relationships that fail to reach the face-to-face stage. However, results also broach the possibility of communication burnout in online dating, in which some users may lessen self-disclosure after extensive app usage

Computer-assisted web interviewing · Face (sociological concept · Internet privacy · Reciprocal · Self-disclosure · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Computer Science · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology