"Let's Fall in Love…After I Vet You": Romance and Vetting

With news media coverage of free dating app horror stories of serial rapists and undergraduates reporting having been lied to in previous relationships, 157 undergraduate students at Morehead State University and East Carolina University completed an anonymous, voluntary 31 item online survey to ass...

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Published in:College student journal 2021-03, Vol.55 (1), p.25
Main Authors: Perkins, Elizabeth B, Dyer, Chelsea, Hilliard, Taylor, Knox, David
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
College students
Computer Software
Criminals
Dating (Social customs)
Dating (Social)
Deception
Evaluation Methods
Individual Characteristics
Interpersonal Relationship
Intimacy
Mobile applications
Online Surveys
Rape
Safety
Social aspects
Social Media
Student Attitudes
Technology application
Trust (Psychology)
Undergraduate Students
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Summary:With news media coverage of free dating app horror stories of serial rapists and undergraduates reporting having been lied to in previous relationships, 157 undergraduate students at Morehead State University and East Carolina University completed an anonymous, voluntary 31 item online survey to assesses vetting/background checks on potential/current romantic partners. Over three-fourths (75.5%) of the respondents reported that they had Facebook/social media stalked a potential romantic partner with about a quarter reporting having conducted a background check on someone they were considering meeting or were already dating. Focus groups were also conducted with 23 undergraduate students who provided further insight into vetting. Exchange theory was used to interpret the findings. Vetting today may be more about survival than distrust.
ISSN:0146-3934
2691-3887