Swipe right? Using beauty filters in male Tinder profiles reduces women's evaluations of trustworthiness but increases physical attractiveness and dating intention

被引：11

作者：

Appel, Markus ^{[1
,3
]}

Hutmacher, Fabian ^{[1
]}

Politt, Theresa ^{[1
]}

Stein, Jan-Philipp ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany

[2] Tech Univ Chemnitz, Chemnitz, Germany

[3] Univ Wurzburg, Human Comp Media Inst, Wurzburg, Germany

来源：

COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR | 2023年 / 148卷

关键词：

Selective self-presentation; Social information processing theory; Online dating; Mobile dating; Beauty filters; Trustworthiness; Attractiveness; COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; SELECTIVE SELF-PRESENTATION; SOURCE CREDIBILITY; MATE PREFERENCES; ONLINE; FACE; TRUST; METAANALYSIS; TESTS; HOT;

D O I：

10.1016/j.chb.2023.107871

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

Mobile dating apps are popular platforms to initiate romantic relationships that provide several means for idealized self-presentation-such as the possibility to modify one's photos with the help of beauty filters. Connecting and extending prior theory and research, a model on the influence of filter use on potential dating partners' perceived trustworthiness and attractiveness is proposed. We conducted a pre-registered online experiment (N = 241), showing that (hetero- or bisexual) women perceive male Tinder users with filtered photos (as compared to the same users with unfiltered photos) as more physically attractive-but as less trustworthy. The more attractive and trustworthy the profile owner was perceived, the more likely the women were inclined to date him. Attractiveness had a greater influence on women's dating intention than trustworthiness, leading to a positive overall effect of filter use on dating intention, irrespective of photo-editing experience. Implications are discussed.

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