DocumentCode
48080
Title
Profile as Promise: Honest and Deceptive Signals in Online Dating
Author
Ellison, Nicole B. ; Hancock, Jeffrey T.
Volume
11
Issue
5
fYear
2013
fDate
Sept.-Oct. 2013
Firstpage
84
Lastpage
88
Abstract
Online dating is a popular way to meet new romantic partners, but many people fear that others are lying in their profiles. Research suggests that "fudging" (or small deceptions) are common but that big lies are relatively rare. Drawing from their Profile as Promise framework and signaling theory, the authors discuss why this happens and how it fits into broader patterns of human behavior, both online and offline, and offer ideas about how these insights might be applied to other contexts.
Keywords
social aspects of automation; social networking (online); Profile as Promise framework; deceptive signals; fudging; honest signals; human behavior; online dating; signaling theory; Behavioral sciecne; Ethics; Gender issues; Online services; Psychology; Social factors; deception; online dating; self-presentation; signaling theory;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Security & Privacy, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1540-7993
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSP.2013.120
Filename
6630030
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