Imagine Me and You, I Do: Characteristics and Functions of Imagined Interactions During Online Dating

Carpenter, G.w.

doi:10.1177/02762366211050644

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“…Thus, our exploratory findings further suggest that specificity of IIs (Honeycutt, 2015) carries over even into online interactions, both sexual and otherwise (RQ1). We build on previous findings suggesting that online daters use certain features of functions when meeting others online (Carpenter, 2022). IIs can be specific even if the imagined interaction doesn't include an in-person component.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 60%

“…As such, IIs are commonly used with familiar others, such as romantic partners, parents, and friends (Honeycutt & Cantrill, 2001). Some research has explored IIs between individuals with less history or familiarity (e.g., Eveland et al, 2020), but only recently has research explored imagined interactions with zero-history partners (Carpenter, 2022). It is worth considering what attributes and functions may be especially prominent for those who experience IIs with new partners, including partners they have newly met in online-only settings.…”

Section: Imagined Interaction Featuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Partners who meet in such settings may lack cues that one would gain from an in-person encounter (Walther, 1992(Walther, , 1996, such as nonverbal expressions. II functions, in the context of online dating, have related to self-presentation in one's profile as well as in one's message construction (Carpenter, 2022). Further, features including catharsis and compensation have predicted aspects of online dating behaviors (Carpenter, 2022).…”

Section: Imagined Interaction Featuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…II functions, in the context of online dating, have related to self-presentation in one's profile as well as in one's message construction (Carpenter, 2022). Further, features including catharsis and compensation have predicted aspects of online dating behaviors (Carpenter, 2022). Thus, IIs may be especially important in further understanding how these online-first, zero-history relationships develop.…”

Section: Imagined Interaction Featuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Exploring Sexual, Romantic, and Platonic Features and Functions of the Imagined Interactions Framework

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Imagination, Cognition and Personality

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Imagined interactions (IIs) involve interpersonal contact with another individual within one's mind. Although primary attributes and features of IIs are well-established in the literature, the present study sought to identify which features and functions related to sexual and romantic encounters, particularly with ostensible strangers. As part of a larger study investigating online dating during the COVID-19 pandemic, we asked 315 online daters to describe their IIs with someone they recently matched with on an online dating platform. Through a qualitative coding process, six key themes emerged from their responses: (1) imagined interactions as sexual pleasure and sexual release; (2) imagining plans that lead to sexual interaction; (3) planning for future cybersex; (4) imagining first-date scenarios; (5) compensating for in-person platonic interaction; and (6) the inability to have IIs. Implications for online partners who have not met offline and contributions to the literature on IIs are discussed.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 60%

Section: Imagined Interaction Featuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Imagined Interaction Featuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Imagined Interaction Featuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…Digital dating requires fast and loose heuristics and impression formation to narrow the pool of potential romantic or sexual partners. Due to this lack of information, app users will often engage in “imagined interactions,” whereby they create fictitious scenarios and daydreams about possible interactions with potential partners prior to meeting them in-person (Carpenter, 2022 ). Thus, it is important to understand the relationship between the information available, and what kinds of impressions are being formed by said material.…”

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Personality and Sexual Perceptions of Penises: Digital Impression Formation

Brooks

Reysen

2022

Sexuality & Culture

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Dating app users are likely to experience a high frequency of viewing the sexually explicit material of potential partners prior to a physical meeting. The present study aimed to investigate what information is inferred from a picture of a penis at zero-acquaintance. Past research in impression formation at zero-acquaintance has demonstrated a stability with regard to personality and trait perceptions of faces. Utilizing 106 participants, our study extends this paradigm by testing the hypothesis that penis prototypicality would be associated with attractiveness, as well as explore the personality and sexual perceptions of penises along the dimensions of girth, length, and amount of pubic hair. The hypotheses were confirmed and the analysis of penis dimensions revealed strong results. Penises which were wider, longer, and moderately hairy were perceived more positively in terms of personality and sexual appeal. Shorter and narrower penises were perceived as more neurotic. The results demonstrate the function of impression formation within the digital sexual landscape with regard to sexually explicit material.

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Inner Speaking and Uncertainty during Idea Generation

Rooij

2023

Journal of Creative Behavior

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Inner speaking, the production, and experience of verbal language without any audible vocalization is a critical component of inner experience and imagination. The role that (un)certainty plays in idea generation might explain the unique ways in which idea generation is characterized and affected by different types of inner speech. To explore this open problem, an experiment with a within‐subject design (n = 202) was conducted. The results suggested that certainty about the potential of selected information for generating original and useful ideas, elicited using creativity instructions, caused increased self‐reinforcement, self‐management, and simulation of social interactions with imagined others by inner speaking, but did influence self‐critical inner speaking. Self‐reinforcing inner speaking, and possibly the simulation of social interactions, subsequently affected the degree of originality and usefulness participants attributed to their ideas. Herewith, the present study contributes novel insight into how inner speaking characterizes and affects idea generation.

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Imagine Me and You, I Do: Characteristics and Functions of Imagined Interactions During Online Dating

Cited by 6 publications

References 50 publications

Exploring Sexual, Romantic, and Platonic Features and Functions of the Imagined Interactions Framework

Exploring Sexual, Romantic, and Platonic Features and Functions of the Imagined Interactions Framework

Personality and Sexual Perceptions of Penises: Digital Impression Formation

Inner Speaking and Uncertainty during Idea Generation

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