Profile as promise: A framework for conceptualizing veracity in online dating self-presentations

被引：165
作者：
Ellison, Nicole B. [1 ]
Hancock, Jeffrey T. [2 ,4 ]
Toma, Catalina L. [3 ]
机构：
[1] Michigan State Univ, Dept Telecommun Informat Studies & Media, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA
[2] Cornell Univ, Dept Commun, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
[3] Univ Wisconsin Madison, Dept Commun, Madison, WI USA
[4] Cornell Univ, Dept Informat Sci, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
来源：
NEW MEDIA & SOCIETY | 2012年 / 14卷 / 01期
基金：
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词：
asynchronicity; common ground; deception; hyperpersonal; identity; online dating; profile; self-presentation;
D O I：
10.1177/1461444811410395
中图分类号：
G2 [信息与知识传播];
学科分类号：
05 ; 0503 ;
摘要：
This research explores how users conceptualize misrepresentation (their own and others') in a specific genre of online self-presentation: the online dating profile. Using qualitative data collected from 37 online dating participants, we explore user understandings of self-presentational practices, specifically how discrepancies between one's online profile and offline presentation are constructed, assessed, and justified. Based on our analysis, we propose the profile as promise framework as an analytic lens that captures user understandings about profile-based representation through a qualitative analysis of their retrospective reflections.
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页码：45 / 62
页数：18
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