Year: 2018
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Online dating apps and websites often provide users with a large pool of potential partners.The current research investigates whether this abundance of choice leads to less satisfaction with a selected partner.In addition, we examine if individual differences in action-versus state-orientation moderate the choice overload effect.Contrary to earlier findings on the choice overload effect we find that, one week after mate selection, people are more satisfied when choosing in a choice overload condition (i.e.24) compared to a no choice overload condition (i.e. 6).We found that people's actionor state-orientation has no influence on satisfaction in both conditions.The results did not support the choice overload effect, and contrarily showed that people prefer more choice when participating in online dating.To increase understanding of the choice overload effect in dating scenario's, replication of this study is needed.
Author: Busser, Sietse
Language: English
Subfield: General Decision Sciences
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6987081594