Managing impressions online: Self-presentation processes in the online dating environment
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This study investigates self-presentation strategies among online dating participants, exploring how participants manage their online presentation of self in order to accomplish the goal of finding a romantic partner. Thirty-four individuals active on a large online dating site participated in telephone interviews about their online dating experiences and perceptions. Qualitative data analysis suggests that participants attended to small cues online, mediated the tension between impression management pressures and the desire to present an authentic sense of self through tactics such as creating a profile that reflected their “ideal self,” and attempted to establish the veracity of their identity claims. This study provides empirical support for Social Information Processing theory in a naturalistic context while offering insight into the complicated way in which “honesty” is enacted online.
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Individuals control their self-presentation in online erotic encounters, which are not usually available in traditional or offline dating.
“Individuals control their self-presentation in online erotic encounters (Ellison et al., 2006; Fullick, 2013; Toma, 2016; Toma & Hancock, 2010b; Toma et al., 2008; Whitty, 2008), which are not usually available in traditional or offline dating.”
From Mobile Sexuality: Presentations of Young Filipinos in Dating Apps (2020) · cites this paper as Ellison et al., 2006
Online daters employ different strategies such as enhancing positive personality qualities while deemphasizing or altogether leaving out negative ones.
“Online daters employ different strategies such as enhancing positive personality qualities (Ellison, Heino, & Gibbs, 2006; Ellison, Heino, & Toma, 2011) while deemphasizing or altogether leaving out negative ones (Toma & Carlson, 2012).”
From Mobile Sexuality: Presentations of Young Filipinos in Dating Apps (2020) · cites this paper as Ellison, Heino, & Gibbs, 2006
Some informants mystified themselves when they concealed some information that they felt would be in contrast with their projected selves in the dating apps.
“Some informants also mystified themselves when they concealed some information that they felt would be in contrast with their projected selves in the dating apps (Ellison et al., 2006; Goffman, 1956; Toma & Carlson, 2012; Toma, et al., 2008).”
From Mobile Sexuality: Presentations of Young Filipinos in Dating Apps (2020) · cites this paper as Ellison et al., 2006
Users adapted to features of the platform during dating process, labelled 'creative workarounds'.
“Nicole Ellison and colleagues (2006) labelled this adjustment as 'creative workarounds' wherein users adapted to the features of the platform during the dating process.”
From Mobile Sexuality: Presentations of Young Filipinos in Dating Apps (2020) · cites this paper as Ellison et al., 2006
Some users mystified themselves by enhancing some qualities and deemphasizing the ones they felt were negative traits.
“Some also mystified their selves by enhancing some qualities and deemphasizing the ones they felt were negative traits (Ellison et al., 2006; Gibbs et al., 2006; Toma et al., 2008; Toma & Carlson, 2012).”
From Mobile Sexuality: Presentations of Young Filipinos in Dating Apps (2020) · cites this paper as Ellison et al., 2006
Filipino millennial Tinder and Grindr users had control over their self-presentation, which is not usually the case in traditional/offline dating.
“The findings of this study also revealed that the Filipino millennial Tinder and Grindr users had control over their self-presentation (Ellison et al., 2006; Toma, 2016; Fullick, 2013; Toma & Hancock, 2010; Toma et al., 2008; Whitty, 2008), which is not usually the case in traditional or offline dating.”
From Mobile Sexuality: Presentations of Young Filipinos in Dating Apps (2020) · cites this paper as Ellison et al., 2006
This study reinforces the framework of offline modalities.
“Indeed, this study reinforces the framework of offline modalities (e.g., Ellison et al., 2006; 2011; Gibbs et al., 2006).”
From When guests trust hosts for their words: Host description and trust in sharing economy (2018) · cites this paper as Ellison et al., 2006
The identification of these two patterns implies opportunities to assess if one is more effective in bringing about consumer trust than the other.
“the identification of these two patterns implies opportunities to assess if one is more effective in bringing about consumer trust than the other.”
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- Authors
- Ellison, N., Heino, R., & Gibbs, J.
- Affiliations
- Michigan State University (US)
- Georgetown University (US)
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2006-01
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 415-441
- ISSN
- 1083-6101 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1987318520
- Semantic Scholar
- 563ab0e16f28ea0a4323a340e19f862eaed979f2
- Cited by
- 1,616
- References
- 83
- Citations by year
- 2026: 56 · 2025: 58 · 2024: 77 · 2023: 98 · 2022: 103 · 2021: 83 · 2020: 102 · 2019: 115 · 2018: 85 · 2017: 92 · 2016: 116 · 2015: 108 · 2014: 95 · 2013: 83 · 2012: 97
- FWCI
- 44.44
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Digital Communication and Language
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Privacy, Security, and Data Protection
- Keywords
- online dating, self-presentation, impression management, online self-presentation, social information processing theory, online profiles, ideal self, authenticity, identity claims
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