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First Comes Social Networking, Then Comes Marriage? Characteristics of Americans Married 2005–2012 Who Met Through Social Networking Sites
Hall, Jeffrey A.
Hall, Jeffrey A.
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Although social networking sites (SNS) have become increasingly prevalent and integrated into the lives of users, the role of SNS in courtship is relatively unknown. The present manuscript reports on the characteristics of Americans married between 2005 and 2012 who met through SNS drawn from a weighted national sample (N=18,527). Compared to other online meetings (i.e., dating sites, online communities, one-on-one communication), individuals who met through SNS were younger, married more recently, and were more likely to be African American. Compared with offline meetings, individuals who met through SNS were more likely to be younger, male, African American and Hispanic, married more recently, and frequent Internet users with higher incomes. Trends suggest an increasing proportion of individuals are meeting using SNS, necessitating further research on factors that influence romantic relational development through SNS.
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This is the publisher's version, also available electronically from http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/cyber.2013.0408.
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2014-05-10
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Mary Ann Liebert
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Hall, Jeffrey A. (2014). "First Comes Social Networking, Then Comes Marriage? Characteristics of Americans Married 2005–2012 Who Met Through Social Networking Sites." Cyberpsychology, behavior, and social networking, 17(5):322-326. http://www.dx.doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2013.0408