Publication Date
5-2023
Description
In the current studies, we used qualitative, quantitative, and content analysis to understand which frst date behaviors individuals perceive as critical for landing second dates. In Study 1 (N=100), men and women reported tactics or behaviors that they believed someone of their gender would perform on a successful frst date. We observed that men and women perceive similar behaviors as important to engage in on successful frst dates. Study 2 (N=131) had men and women rate the perceived efectiveness of these tactics. When the behaviors are aggregated, men
perceive women who engage in “Involvement” behaviors as better at obtaining sec- ond dates. In contrast, women perceive men who engage in “Etiquette” behaviors
as more likely to land second dates. In Study 3, we coded the Netfix show, Dat- ing Around, using the tactics from Study 1 to examine if engaging in these tactics
more frequently predicted having a successful date. Results revealed that receiving a second date was not related to an individual’s engagement in these tactics. This research is the frst to attempt to empirically delineate tactics that occur on frst dates and lead to second dates for men and women.
Journal
Sexuality & Culture
Volume
27
First Page
1712
Last Page
1734
Department
Psychology
Link to Published Version
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12119-023-10086-y
DOI
doi.org/10.1007/s12119-023-10086-y
Recommended Citation
Moran, James B.; Crosby, Courtney L.; Himes, Taylor; and Wade, T. Joel. "Dating Around: Investigating Gender Differences in First Date Behavior Using Self‐Report and Content Analyses from Netflix." (2023) : 1712-1734.