| 其他摘要 | As the choice of a spouse is a lifelong concern for the public, it is especially important to understand comprehensively the spouse selection behavior and its influencing factors in the era of online social networking. With the rapid development of online social media, contemporary young people enjoy the timeliness and convenience of the Internet more, and online social networking has become a new mode of interpersonal communication. In online social networking, self-portrait is often the "trigger" that drives one party to have initial relationship intention with another party. With the improvement of photo beautification software function and ease of use in recent years, selfie-editing has become more popular and popular. In the era of online social networking, the impact of selfie-editing on women's social interaction and psychological behavior in choosing a mate is worthy of attention. In the context of the dramatic decline in the marriage rate and the accelerated aging in China, it is particularly important to investigate the influence of selfie-editing on the mate selection criteria of unmarried women in China and its underlying mechanisms, and to propose corresponding intervention strategies accordingly. In this study, we investigated the relationship between selfie-editing and mate selection criteria among unmarried women of school age through two research designs: an experimental study and a cross-sectional study, and the mediating effects of self-perceived facial attraction and self-perceived mate value on the relationship. Value on the mediating role of the relationship, and the degree to which the opposite sex values the facial attraction.
Study 1:Using an experimental control group pretest design, a 7一day experiment was conducted to compare the effects of two types of selfie一editing (selfie-editing, selfie-non-editing) on mate selection criteria, self-perceived facial attraction, and self-perceived mate value. Sixty-two unmarried female subjects of appropriate age who never or rarely selfie-edited were randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups, and subjects in the experimental group were asked to selfie一edit and post for 7 consecutive days, and subjects in the control group were asked to selfie-non-edit and post for 7 consecutive days. The self-perceived facial attraction scale, the self-perceived mate value scale, and the mate selection criteria scale were used to assess. The results revealed that (1) after 7 days of experiment, the effects of the two selfie methods on self-perceived facial attraction, self-perceived mate value and mate selection criteria were opposite, and selfie-editing had a positive effect on all three. Selfie-non-editing had a negative effect on all three, where (2) selfie-editing significantly positively predicted self-perceived facial attraction, (3) selfie-non-editing significantly negatively predicted mate selection criteria (4) self-perceived facial attraction significantly and positively predicted mate selection criteria, (5) self-perceived mate value significantly and positively predicted mate selection criteria, and (6) self- perceived facial attraction was borderline significantly positively correlated with self-perceived mate value. However, the relationship between selfie-editing and mate selection criteria and the underlying mechanism of action needs to be confirmed by further studies.
Study 2: Based on Study 1，a cross一sectional study was conducted by an online questionnaire to examine the relationship between selfie-editing and mate selection criteria with 428 unmarried women of appropriate age, and self-perceived facial attraction and self-perceived mate value on the above relationships, and the moderating effect of the degree to which the opposite sex values the facial attraction. The selfie-editing scale, the self-perceived facial attraction scale, the self-perceived mate value scale, the mate selection criteria scale, the degree to which the opposite sex values the facial attraction were used to sex values the facial attraction to assess. The results showed that (1) selfie-editing had a significant positive predictive effect on mate selection criteria. (2) There was a significant mediating effect of self-perceived facial attraction and self-perceived mate value between selfie-editing and mate selection criteria, and it contained three paths: the self-perceived facial attraction alone; self-perceived mate value alone; and self-perceived facial attraction-self-perceived mate value chain mediation. (3) The degree to which the opposite sex values the facial attraction between self-perceived facial attraction and self-perceived mate value, and the self- perceived mate value and mate selection criteria. Compared to the situation when the degree to which the opposite sex values the facial attraction is low, when the degree to which the opposite sex values the facial attraction is high, self- perceived facial attraction had a stronger facilitation effect on self-perceived mate value and self-perceived mate value had a stronger facilitation effect on mate selection criteria when the degree to which the opposite sex values the facial attraction was high.
In this dissertation, we found the positive predictive effect and the intrinsic mechanism of action of selfie-editing on mate selection criteria of unmarried women of appropriate age through two studies. Our study adds empirical evidence to impression management theory, mirror-me theory, evolutionary psychology theory, mate selection market theory, and social exchange theory to explain the relationship between selfie-editing and mate selection criteria and has some theoretical implications. Our findings have some practical implications for understanding and guiding women's psychological behaviors of selfie-editing and mate selection. |
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