ArticleThe Journal of social psychology2018
Free to be me: The relationship between the true self, rejection sensitivity, and use of online dating sites.
Article in The Journal of social psychology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Sexual Experiences and Attachment Styles in Online and Offline Dating Contexts.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2022Article
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
Authors and funding
3 authors.
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Abstract
Prior research (Blackhart et al., 2014) found that rejection-sensitive individuals are more likely to use online dating sites. The purpose of the current research was to explain the relationship between rejection sensitivity and online dating site usage. Study 1 examined whether true self mediated the relation between rejection sensitivity and online dating. Study 2 sought to replicate the findings of Study 1 and to examine whether self-disclosure moderated the relationship between true self and online dating in the mediation model. Results replicated those found by Blackhart et al. and also found that true self mediated the relationship between rejection sensitivity and online dating site usage. These findings suggest that rejection-sensitive individuals feel they can more easily represent their "true" selves in online environments, such as online dating sites, which partially explains why they are more likely to engage in online dating.
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