Abstract Individual goals for first dates are examined in the context of requesting the first date, accepting a first date request, going on a blind date, and going on a group date in a sample of 211 college students. Results indicate that first dates are more likely to be group dates than blind dates or requested dates and those individuals on blind dates and group dates are less likely to endorse goals of having sex or investigating romantic potential than those who request or accept the first date. Results are considered using error management theory, cognitive valence theory, and stage models of relationships. The differences that emerge across the type of date initiation indicate the type of date initiation and are important in addressing courtship.

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在不同类型的日期启动中检查首次约会目标

摘要在211名大学生的样本中，对初次约会的个人目标进行了研究，包括请求初次约会，接受初次约会，进行相亲和小组约会。结果表明，相较于相亲或要求的约会，初次约会更可能是团体约会，相较于请求或接受初次约会的人，相亲和团体约会的个人更不可能赞同性行为或研究恋爱潜力。使用错误管理理论，认知效价理论和关系阶段模型来考虑结果。在日期启动类型上出现的差异表明日期启动的类型，并且在解决求爱方面很重要。