Partner preference and age: User's mating behavior in online dating
| Autor: | Markéta Šetinová, Renáta Topinková |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Familiensoziologie
Sexualsoziologie Czech Czechia age difference partner preference Partnerwahl Context (language use) Sociology & anthropology Altersunterschied online dating Mating preference Czech Republic Online-Medien Internet Sociobiology lcsh:HQ1-2044 Age differences choice of partner Tschechische Republik Präferenz online media Preference language.human_language Test (assessment) age homogamy Behavioral data Soziologie Anthropologie Online dating lcsh:The family. Marriage. Woman language Family Sociology Sociology of Sexual Behavior ddc:301 Psychology Demography |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Family Research (2021) JFR-Journal of Family Research |
| ISSN: | 2699-2337 |
| Popis: | Objective: We test whether real online-user mating behavior corresponds with expectations from both the sociobiological and social perspectives and explore the age differentials that individuals opt for when searching for a mate and how this evolves relative to the user’s age and gender. Background: Age plays a vital role in partner choice. Previous studies have focused primarily on age differences between couples and their self-reported preferences for partners of a certain age. However, little is known about how age affects behavior in the online dating market. Method: We use behavioral data from a Czech online dating app, Pinkilin and analyze 197,519 invitations that users sent to each other in July 2017. Results: Men strongly prefer young women, and women prefer partners of their age or slightly older. At older ages, men’s preference for younger women widens, while women's preferences become more diverse. Homogamous tendencies are stronger among younger users and women. Conclusion: Overall, our results corroborate those of previous research on online dating, but we extend this research in terms of age differences in the Czech context. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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