Comparing narratives of personal and preferred partner characteristics in online dating advertisements

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 883-888

  Morgan, Elizabeth M ^a   Richards, Tamara C ^a   Vanness, Emily M ^a  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Initiation of personal relationships; Internet dating; Mate preferences

Indexed keywords

GENDER DIFFERENCES; INITIATION OF PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS; MAIN EFFECT; ONLINE DATING; PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS; PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTIC; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

INTERNET;

EID: 77955275405     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2010.02.002     Document Type: Article

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