Meet Joe Black? The effects of mortality salience and similarity on the Desire to Date in-group versus out-group members online

被引:9
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作者
Frischlich, Lena [1 ]
Rieger, Diana [1 ]
Dratsch, Thomas [1 ]
Bente, Gary [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Cologne, D-50931 Cologne, Germany
[2] Michigan State Univ, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA
关键词
Group membership; intimate relationships; mortality salience; online dating; similarity-attraction effect; terror management theory; TERROR-MANAGEMENT THEORY; ANXIETY BUFFERING FUNCTION; DEATH-RELATED THOUGHTS; CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS; PERSONAL UNCERTAINTY; MODERATING ROLE; ATTRACTION; SELF; ATTACHMENT; ACCESSIBILITY;
D O I
10.1177/0265407514536305
中图分类号
G2 [信息与知识传播];
学科分类号
05 ; 0503 ;
摘要
Online dating has become an important resource for building intimate relationships. Similarity and group membership have been found to be as important for online and off-line dating. Research on terror management theory has shown that both factors shield against death anxieties, indicating difficulties for dissimilar and intergroup couples. Yet, no studyso farhas investigated both factors simultaneously after mortality salience (MS). To close this gap, the current study presented German participants (N = 249) with a dating app that randomly assigned them to a MS or control condition. Afterward, a candidate following a 2(group membership) x 2(similarity) design was suggested. After MS, in contrast to the control group, similarity increased and dissimilarity decreased the Desire to Date in-group but not out-group members.
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页码:509 / 528
页数:20
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