INTERNET DATING SCIENCE – Nov 11 - Internet Dating Science summarizes the best academic papers so you can improve your idating site, and help users make better connections.
Study: From Dating To Mating And Relating: Predictors Of Initial And Long-term Out Comes Of Speed-Dating In A Community Sample
Authors: Jens B. Asendorph, Humboldt University Berlin; Lars Penke, University of Edinburgh; and Mitja D. Back, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
The authors of this study observed the behaviours of 190 men and 192 women at various speed dating events. The people who made a connection at an event were then observed by the researchers over the course of the following year. The increased likelihood of a match was predicted by one factor: similar level of facial attractiveness for both people. In the more long term, dating intentions influence the outcomes of the relationships that are formed.
Dr. Brenner: Based on this information, you should:
- Keep emphasizing to your members that an accurate picture of their face is critical.
- Be direct with your members that their dating intentions (short-term vs. long-term) have significant impact on the course of a relationship.
- Educate your members that once set in motion, relationships started under one type of dating intention (e.g., short-term) do not often change to the other (e.g., long-term).
- Assist members to understand that younger women and older men will be choosier and less apt to be responsive in general.