The Role of the Internet in Reconfiguring Marriages: A Cross-national Study
This study explores the role of the Internet in reconfiguring marriages, introducing couples that meet in person and later marry, through a set of online surveys of married couples in Britain, Australia, and Spain. The study found that a sizeable proportion of online married couples in each country...
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PsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Institute for Psychology
2009-12-01
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| author | William H. Dutton Ellen J. Helsper Monica T. Whitty Nai Li J. Galen Buckwalter Erina Lee |
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| description | This study explores the role of the Internet in reconfiguring marriages, introducing couples that meet in person and later marry, through a set of online surveys of married couples in Britain, Australia, and Spain. The study found that a sizeable proportion of online married couples in each country first met their spouse online, usually through an online dating service, chat room or on instant messaging (IM). This was more the case for younger couples. Moreover, the study indicates that meeting online is likely to introduce people to others whom they would not be as likely to meet through other means. The Internet might well open people to more diversity in their choice of a partner, such as by introducing individuals with greater differences in age or education, but with more similar interests and values. These findings are preliminary, but suggestive of significant social trends and indirect implications of social networking in the digital age. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-83e9a96040bd4642bcdaad019a5571a22023-01-02T11:02:30ZengPsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Institute for PsychologyInterpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships1981-64722009-12-013Suppl. 2318The Role of the Internet in Reconfiguring Marriages: A Cross-national StudyWilliam H. DuttonEllen J. HelsperMonica T. WhittyNai LiJ. Galen BuckwalterErina LeeThis study explores the role of the Internet in reconfiguring marriages, introducing couples that meet in person and later marry, through a set of online surveys of married couples in Britain, Australia, and Spain. The study found that a sizeable proportion of online married couples in each country first met their spouse online, usually through an online dating service, chat room or on instant messaging (IM). This was more the case for younger couples. Moreover, the study indicates that meeting online is likely to introduce people to others whom they would not be as likely to meet through other means. The Internet might well open people to more diversity in their choice of a partner, such as by introducing individuals with greater differences in age or education, but with more similar interests and values. These findings are preliminary, but suggestive of significant social trends and indirect implications of social networking in the digital age.http://abpri.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/interpersona-3-suppl-2_1.pdfMate selectionInternetmarriageonline datingsocial networks |
| spellingShingle | William H. Dutton Ellen J. Helsper Monica T. Whitty Nai Li J. Galen Buckwalter Erina Lee The Role of the Internet in Reconfiguring Marriages: A Cross-national Study Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships Mate selection Internet marriage online dating social networks |
| title | The Role of the Internet in Reconfiguring Marriages: A Cross-national Study |
| title_full | The Role of the Internet in Reconfiguring Marriages: A Cross-national Study |
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| title_short | The Role of the Internet in Reconfiguring Marriages: A Cross-national Study |
| title_sort | role of the internet in reconfiguring marriages a cross national study |
| topic | Mate selection Internet marriage online dating social networks |
| url | http://abpri.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/interpersona-3-suppl-2_1.pdf |
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