Prior research suggests that rejection sensitive individuals may find it easier to express their true selves in an online environment. The purpose of the present study was to examine the extent to which rejection sensitivity (RS) and true self influence self-disclosure within the context of online dating. We collected data from a total of 1,295 individuals who completed an online survey. For those who engaged in online dating, RS was not directly related to self-disclosure in online dating profiles or in communicating with individuals met through online dating sites/apps, but true self was. In addition, there was an indirect relationship between RS and self-disclosure in the context of online dating through true self. These findings suggest that rejection sensitive individuals who feel more comfortable revealing aspects of their “true” selves online may be more likely to engage in self-disclosure within the context of online dating, which could potentially offer some clue as to why rejection sensitive individuals may be somewhat more likely to engage in online dating than less rejection sensitive individuals. That is, rejection sensitive individuals are perhaps more likely to engage in online dating because it may facilitate representation of their “true” selves and may thus increase dating success.

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网恋背景下拒绝敏感性对自我披露的影响

先前的研究表明，对拒绝敏感的人可能会发现在网络环境中更容易表达真实的自我。本研究的目的是检查拒绝敏感性 (RS) 和真实自我在网上约会的背景下影响自我披露的程度。我们从总共完成在线调查的 1,295 个人中收集了数据。对于那些从事在线约会的人来说，RS 与在线约会档案中的自我披露或与通过在线约会网站/应用程序认识的个人交流没有直接关系，但真实的自我却是。此外，在通过真实自我的网恋背景下，RS与自我表露之间存在间接关系。这些研究结果表明，拒绝敏感的人更愿意在网上透露“真实”自我的各个方面可能更有可能在网上约会的背景下进行自我披露，这可能会提供一些线索，说明为什么拒绝敏感的人可能会与不太敏感的人相比，他们更有可能参与在线约会。也就是说，拒绝敏感的个人可能更有可能参与在线约会，因为它可以促进他们“真实”自我的表现，从而可能增加约会的成功率。