This paper reviews Joseph Walther’s theory of hyperpersonal communication in computer-mediated communication after 25 years. It looks at how the model applies to contemporary social media and demonstrates its application in deceptive online romance and romance scams.
Walther, J. B., and Whitty, M. T. (2021). Language, psychology, and new media: The hyperpersonal model of mediated communication at twenty-five years. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 40(1), 120–135.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0261927X20967703
This chapter examines the factors in online dating that make it a less-than-enjoyable experience. The authors suggest that the primary reason that dating is not enjoyed, is that users feel they are unable to capitalize on the strongest perceived benefit of online dating, the bigger pool of potential partners.
Zytko, D., Grandhi, S., and Jones, Q. (2018). The (un) enjoyable user experience of online dating systems. In M. Blythe & A. Monk (Eds.), Funology 2 (2nd ed.,61–75). Springer. http://dougzytko.com/research/FUNOLOGY_chapter-zytko_grandhi_joneswithdoi.pdf
This paper explores the changing landscape of relationship formation, looking at how people meet and how this has changed over time.
Rosenfeld, M. J., Thomas, R. J., and Hausen, S. (2019). Disintermediating your friends: How online dating in the United States displaces other ways of meeting. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(36), 17753–17758. https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1908630116
It is common for couples to meet through online dating, and this article explains the complexity of matchmaking algorithms and looks at how our relationship with online dating apps might evolve.
Sharabi, L. L. (2022). Finding Love on a First Data: Matching Algorithms in Online Dating. Harvard Data Science Review, 4(1).