Examination of Mate Selection in the Online Realm

Sampson Lee Blair is a Family Sociologist and Demographer at The State University of New York, Buffalo, USA. A Fulbright Scholar Award recipient, he has served as Chair of the Children and Youth research section of the American Sociological Association and Vice-President of the Research Committee on Youth in the International Sociological Association.Christina L. Scott is Professor of Psychology at Whittier College, Los Angeles, USA. Her program of research has spanned a range of topics including attitudes about single mothers by choice and undergraduate sexual decision making.Yiqing Gan is an Assistant Professor at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Social Sciences, Fudan University, People’s Republic of China. Her primary research areas comprise marriage and fertility, with particular emphasis on the underlying values and their transformation, international and domestic migration, and neighbourhood studies.

• Chapter 1. Perceived Online Dating Success and Commitment Orientation: Indirect Associations in Single and Partnered Individuals; Bruna Nascimento, Xiancai Cao, Alya Terzioglu, Sofiah Rei Ong, and Matthew MayChapter 2. The Media Trap: How Pornography and Social Media Sexual Content Distort Intimacy and Relationship Satisfaction; Aparna VajpayeeChapter 3. Performing Gender Identity through Digital Interfaces: Comparing Self-Presentation Practices between Queer and Heterosexual Dating App Users; Elisa Rossi and Jessica PidouxChapter 4. Configurations of Ambiguous Intimacies: Situationships in the Philippines; Paul Garret P. Dado and Jade Harley C. BretañaChapter 5. Digital Matchmaking in India: Dating, Courtship and Marriage; Y. Gunjan RamrajChapter 6. Education, Marriage Market and the Urban Middle-Classes in India: Understanding Strategies and Functioning of Education-Based Matrimonial Services; Sangita DuttaChapter 7. Swipe for Heartfelt Connections: Examining the Relationship between Online Dating and Physiological Health; Hannah Grace Lee, Louden Masters, and Michael R. LanglaisChapter 8. The Influence of “What Will They Say” on Preferences Expressed by Participants in a Spanish Radio Speed-Dating Program; Carlos Carvajal-Martín and Carmen Maíz-ArévaloChapter 9. Swipe Right for Design Justice? Exploring Interventions to Foster Inclusivity on Dating Apps; Ainhoa Arranz AldanaChapter 10. Swipe, Reward, Repeat: Gamification, Intimacy, and Emotional Labour in Digital Dating; Emma TaylorChapter 11. Why Do Dating Apps Feel Depressing? A Personal Culture Perspective to the Psychological Risks in Online Mate Selection; Junwen M. Hu and Joseph Taylor NickaloChapter 12. The Digitalization of Dating Dynamics: Recent Trends and Future Directions; Femke Konings