Effects of Relationship Goal on Linguistic Behavior in Online Dating Profiles: A Multi-Method Approach

Effects of Relationship Goal on Linguistic Behavior in Online Dating Profiles: A Multi-Method Approach

This study uses two methods to examine whether online daters looking for a long-term relationship behave linguistically different in their profile texts compared to daters seeking casual relationships. To investigate these linguistic differences, 12,310 existing Dutch dating profiles were analyzed u...

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Main Authors: Tess van der Zanden, Alexander P. Schouten, Maria Mos, Chris van der Lee, Emiel Krahmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Communication
Subjects:
online dating
relationship goals
language use
text analysis
LIWC
machine learning
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcomm.2019.00022/full

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