This paper examines how and why online daters, differentiated by gender, strategically self-present in online dating profiles when pursuing two competing goals: attracting potential daters and avoiding detection as a liar.,A survey and a content analysis were employed to test four hypotheses.,The results revealed that seeking to project an attractive image in online dating was significantly associated with acquisitive self-presentation. The online daters adopted falsification more than any other strategies, and women were more likely than men to embellish their self-presentation, especially their physical appearance.,The findings clarify people's mate selection processes in light of the interpersonal deception theory (IDT) and the information manipulation theory (IMT) as well as take an evolutionary psychological perspective on computer-mediated communication. For practitioners, they provide a more nuanced picture of deceptive communication in online dating and, for online daters, can guide the adaptation of their online behaviors.

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要有吸引力还是要真实？两种相互竞争的动机如何影响在线约会中的自我展示

本文研究了在追求两个相互竞争的目标时，按性别区分的在线约会者如何以及为什么在网上约会档案中自我呈现：吸引潜在约会者和避免被发现为说谎者。,一项调查和内容分析被用来测试四个假设.,结果显示，在网上约会中寻求展示有吸引力的形象与获得性的自我展示显着相关。在线约会者比任何其他策略都更多地采用伪造，女性比男性更可能修饰自己的自我展示，尤其是她们的外貌。,研究结果阐明了人们的看法 根据人际欺骗理论 (IDT) 和信息操纵理论 (IMT) 研究配偶选择过程，并从进化心理学的角度看待计算机中介通信。对于从业者来说，它们提供了更细致的网恋中欺骗性交流的画面，对于网恋者来说，可以指导他们的在线行为的适应。