PSY 3121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Evolutionary Psychology, Storge, Role Theory
6 Feb 2019
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In single adults, 25% had not had a date in the past year. Adults tend to be more interested in finding long term partners when looking for dates: online dating is a thing now. In 2000 only 8% of adults had tried it but now it"s more than half for both men and women. Other sources of introductions are from mutual friends, family or coworkers: online socialising also creates friendships. A survey in 2002 found that 14% of teens had formed a close friendship online, and most teens are cautious and sensible online. A small minority (17%) had behaviours that could put them at risk of exploitation. Intelligence, education and pleasing personality also rate high. As women get more financially independent their desire for hotties increases: the idea that attractive women will be linked to wealthy, high-status men is known as the potentials- attract hypothesis.
