Gender differences in online dating: What do we know so far? A systematic literature review
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Proceedings of the 49th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences: 5–8 January 2016, Kauai, Hawaii. ed. / Tung X. Bui; Ralph H. Sprague. Los Alamitos: IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016. p. 3858-3867 7427665 (Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences; Vol. 2016-March).
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T1 - Gender differences in online dating
T2 - 49th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences - HICSS 2016
AU - Abramova, Olga
AU - Baumann, Annika
AU - Krasnova, Hanna
AU - Buxmann, Peter
N1 - Conference code: 49
PY - 2016/3/7
Y1 - 2016/3/7
N2 - With millions of users worldwide, online dating platforms strive to assert themselves as powerful tools to find dates and form romantic relationships. However, significant differences exist in male and female use of this mate-matching technology with respect to motivation, preferences, self-presentation, interaction and outcomes. While existing research has routinely reported on gender differences in online dating, these insights remain scattered across multiple studies. To gain a systematic insight into existing findings, in this study we conduct a meta-review of existing research. We find that evolutionary theory generally holds true in online dating: Users still follow natural stereotypes when it comes to choosing a mate online. Physical attractiveness is the key criteria for men, while women, being much more demanding, prioritize socio-economic attributes when choosing a male partner. Together, our structured findings offer a deeper insight into the underlying dynamics of gender differences in online dating.
AB - With millions of users worldwide, online dating platforms strive to assert themselves as powerful tools to find dates and form romantic relationships. However, significant differences exist in male and female use of this mate-matching technology with respect to motivation, preferences, self-presentation, interaction and outcomes. While existing research has routinely reported on gender differences in online dating, these insights remain scattered across multiple studies. To gain a systematic insight into existing findings, in this study we conduct a meta-review of existing research. We find that evolutionary theory generally holds true in online dating: Users still follow natural stereotypes when it comes to choosing a mate online. Physical attractiveness is the key criteria for men, while women, being much more demanding, prioritize socio-economic attributes when choosing a male partner. Together, our structured findings offer a deeper insight into the underlying dynamics of gender differences in online dating.
KW - Evolutionary theory
KW - Gender differences
KW - Meta-review
KW - Online dating
KW - Business informatics
KW - Informatics
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84975528845&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/HICSS.2016.481
DO - 10.1109/HICSS.2016.481
M3 - Article in conference proceedings
AN - SCOPUS:84975528845
T3 - Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
SP - 3858
EP - 3867
BT - Proceedings of the 49th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
A2 - Bui, Tung X.
A2 - Sprague, Ralph H.
PB - IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
CY - Los Alamitos
Y2 - 5 January 2016 through 8 January 2016
ER -