Abstract
This study examined the characteristics of individuals who are more likely to engage in speed dating and online dating, and the types of people who are more likely to prefer these forms of dating. Older individuals and those who scored high on shyness were more likely to have tried online dating. Older individuals, those who scored high on shyness, and those who had tried online dating were more likely to consider using it in the future. Younger individuals were more likely to have tried speed dating. Those who had already tried speed dating were more likely to consider using it in the future. We argue here that online dating offers some advantages for shy individuals.
Highlights
This study examined the characteristics of individuals who are more likely to engage in speed dating and online dating, and the types of people who are more likely to prefer these forms of dating
This study set out to find out what types of people engage in online dating and speed dating and what types of people prefer these relatively new forms of dating methods
We hypothesised that younger people who are relatively high in initiating relationships competence, extraversion, and/or sensation seeking would be drawn to speed dating
Summary
Users of that site locate it through web searches for personality tests or by following links from other pages, complete a Five-Factor personality inventory and are given feedback on their scores Following debriefing, they are presented with the option to take part in various research projects. On arriving at the website for the current study, participants first saw an informed consent page describing the study and the kind of questions that would be asked They were told they would not receive feedback on the scales they completed, and were assured of anonymity. Given that the online dating site and the speed dating company provided a service exclusively to heterosexuals it was decided to only retain those who identified themselves as heterosexual in the final sample Application of these criteria led to the exclusion of 101 of the initial 372 submissions. No such instances were found, so all remaining submissions were retained
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