Dating Anxiety

Hope, Debra A.; Heimberg, Richard G.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4899-2504-6_8

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“…Few studies have looked at attachment-related differences in actual use of dating apps, but researchers have found that online dating was not associated with dating anxiety (Peter & Valkenburg, 2007; Stevens & Morris, 2007), which is similar to the fear of rejection that more anxious people experience. More anxious people are more likely to report that they would use dating apps, which might reflect their desire to increase methods of communicating with potential partners; however, their fear of rejection might push them away from actually using dating apps (Hope & Heimberg, 1990).…”

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Attached to dating apps: Attachment orientations and preferences for dating apps

Chin

Edelstein

Vernon

2018

Mobile Media & Communication

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Our study examines attachment-related differences in the use of dating applications (dating apps). We collected online survey data regarding people’s attachment orientation and dating app preferences. People with a more anxious attachment orientation were more likely to report using dating apps than people lower in anxious attachment; people with a more avoidant attachment orientation were less likely to report using dating apps than people lower in avoidant attachment. Participants who used dating apps cited Tinder, OkCupid, and Plenty of Fish as those most commonly used. The most common reason people reported for using apps was to meet others, and the most common reason people reported for not using apps was difficulty trusting people online. Our findings suggest that individual differences in attachment may be relevant for understanding online behavior, and that dating apps might be a fruitful avenue for future research on attachment-related differences.

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Attached to dating apps: Attachment orientations and preferences for dating apps

Chin

Edelstein

Vernon

2018

Mobile Media & Communication

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“…Perhaps just as interesting is the fact that despite the serious nature of this problem, the minimal research that has been conducted has been inconsistent and generally confined to the study of college‐aged, heterosexual, unmarried, American men. Although most consider dating anxiety to be subsumed by the broader category of “social anxiety,” others have argued that dating anxiety merits attention in its own right (Calvert, Moore, & Jensen, 1987; Glickman & La Greca, 2004; Heimberg, 1977; Hope & Heimberg, 1990). Even though dating anxiety has been identified as a significant problem among college students and adults (Arkowitz, Hinton, Perl, & Himadi, 1978; Bryant & Trower, 1974; Davies & Windle, 2000; Dodge, Heimberg, Nyman, & O’Brien, 1987), the scarcity of data on the topic serves to show that this is an understudied, almost forgotten area of research within anxiety disorders.…”

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The changing face of dating anxiety: Issues in assessment with special populations.

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Morris²

2008

Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

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As a precursor to numerous psychological difficulties, dating anxiety is an important area of research that has been largely neglected, with existing research providing few answers concerning how this construct may present at different developmental stages of the life span, or across special interest groups. This article describes what factors may be important to consider when examining dating anxiety in adolescents, gay/lesbian/ bisexual populations, ethnic minorities, older adults, and by addressing gender. Further research is necessary to address how social anxiety differs from dating anxiety, how these two constructs are similar and different across groups and throughout the life span, and how more developmentally sensitive measures of dating anxiety may be developed.

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“…XEA is an extreme, disproportional anxiety and it can appear at various stages of the evaluation process (Taut & Brauns, 2003). As opposed to “normal” evaluation anxiety (Allpsych online, 2004; American Psychiatric Association, 2000; Hope & Heimberg, 1990; Leitenberg, 1990; Norton, Burns, Hope, & Bauer, 2000), which can be either negative or positive (causing positive stimulation, awareness, and a desire to improve performance), XEA is always negative.…”

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Who Is Afraid of Evaluation? Ethics in Evaluation Research as a Way to Cope With Excessive Evaluation Anxiety

Bechar

Mero-Jaffe

2013

American Journal of Evaluation

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In this paper we share our reflections, as evaluators, on an evaluation where we encountered Excessive Evaluation Anxiety (XEA). The signs of XEA which we discerned were particularly evident amongst the program head and staff who were part of a new training program. We present our insights on the evaluation process and its difficulties, as well as our suggestions for coping with them. We suggest that signs of XEA and its consequences can be reduced by means of developing a detailed contract based on clear rules that is acceptable to all parties (evaluators, evaluands, clients and stakeholders) and would address ethical as well as technical issues. Finally, we propose a guide for formulating such evaluation contracts.

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Dating Anxiety

Cited by 20 publications

References 75 publications

Attached to dating apps: Attachment orientations and preferences for dating apps

Attached to dating apps: Attachment orientations and preferences for dating apps

The changing face of dating anxiety: Issues in assessment with special populations.

Who Is Afraid of Evaluation? Ethics in Evaluation Research as a Way to Cope With Excessive Evaluation Anxiety

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