Online dating

cla247

Hi, I am conducting research in the area of online dating as part of my graduate student project.
I am interested in the experiences of people (men and women) who have had a real life meeting or formed a relationship with someone which started from an online dating site.
If you have had this experience I would be grateful if you would please answer the questions that follow. http://hfrg.ucc.ie/dating/
If you have not had this experience but know of others that have I would very much appreciate if you could forward this questionnaire to them.
It should take about 10 minutes of your time.
Thank you very much for your participation.


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Odysseus

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Discodog

You might be better asking in the The Gentleman's Club. There is a online dating megathread there that seems to attract men & women.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056478598

People constantly post about their experiences.

I just took a look at your survey & it is very flawed. Most people will say that they have had a number of dates but the answers to a lot of the questions you ask will vary from date to date as each contact is individual. So at best you can only try to decide an average response.

cla247

each individual's experience in online dating is different, the purpose of my thesis is to investigate the main phases that an individual goes through while dating online, that will be based on averages as it is unrealistic to examine each individual experience, I would have done a case study if that was what i was investigating.

Discodog

It might be an idea to put an explanation at the beginning so that people know to base their answers on a average across all their dates. You will see from the link above that people have a wide range of experiences & they vary a lot between individual dates.

Wompa1

cla247 wrote: »

each individual's experience in online dating is different, the purpose of my thesis is to investigate the main phases that an individual goes through while dating online, that will be based on averages as it is unrealistic to examine each individual experience, I would have done a case study if that was what i was investigating.

Is there any transparency to this? How sure could we be that it is held confidentially? Been burned by a study before!!

cla247

Yes. I will ensure that all data collected will be kept anonymous in that your name will never be associated to your answers given in the questionnaire. Any extracts from what you say that are quoted in the thesis will be entirely anonymous and no information is stored on computer media that could identify you as a person.
I do not envisage any negative consequences for you in taking part. It is possible that questioning your experience of online dating may cause you to be hesitant in some of your answers, but as all information given is anonymous please feel free to give as much information as you like in your answers.
Approval must be given by the Applied Psychology Research Ethics Committee before studies like this can take place, which I have received.

Discodog

I don't recall any requirement to give a name or any contact info on the questionnaire.

cla247

The data collection phase has now ended and as a result the online questionnaire has been removed. Thank you.