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| Titel: |
Hot Picture or Great Self-Description |
| Auteur: |
de Vries, Jan M. A. Swenson, Leland Walsh, R. Patricia |
| Verschenen in: |
Marriage & family review |
| Paginering: | Jaargang 42 (2008) nr. 3 pagina's 7-34 |
| Jaar: |
2008-01-08 |
| Inhoud: |
This study explores the impact of photographs and self-descriptions on success in attracting dates in single and divorced heterosexual clients (n = 589) of a large commercial dating service (Great Expectations Inc.) in Los Angeles. Predictions and a rationale for the outcome are based on Parental Investment Theory (Trivers, 1972). Findings indicate that attractiveness ratings of photographs of clients consistently explain variance in success in attracting dates, with the most attractive women and men being selected most often. There is one exception to this: among men who want children the most attractive ones are not selected most frequently. Aspects of self-descriptions (financial and non-financial resources, altruism, physical health, hedonistic tendencies, and social desirable qualities) extracted from the clients' profiles do not predict significant variance in dating success. Overall the results do not provide support for the role of Parental Investment Theory (Trivers, 1972) in dating mediated by the agency in our study. Discussion focuses on alternative paradigms, methodological issues, and implications for the further development of a theory of mediated dating. |
| Uitgever: |
Routledge |
| Bronbestand: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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