Strategic misrepresentation in online dating: The effects of gender, self-monitoring, and personality traits

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 117-135

  Hall, Jeffrey A ^a   Park, Namkee ^b   Song, Hayeon ^c   Cody, Michael J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Deception; Online dating; Personality traits; Self monitoring; Sex differences; Strategic misrepresentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 75749132786     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407509349633     Document Type: Article

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