Qualitative interviews were used to gather data from nine married couples about their flirtatious communication behaviors with each other. The husband and wife in each couple were interviewed separately. Flirtation was examined to understand its effect on marital satisfaction and to explore its potential utility as a relational maintenance strategy in marriage. Data revealed that couples felt that flirtation was important in maintaining their marriage as a tactic for enacting assurances, positivity and conflict management and that flirtation had a relationship to the satisfaction they experienced in their marriage. In addition, sex differences were discussed. These findings expand the existing research on flirtation, relational maintenance and marital satisfaction. / Department of Communication Studies

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The eroticism and sexuality of individuals has been regulated by a diverse social standards that over the years were becoming more flexible, allowing subjects to experience emotions and pleasures previously denied or prohibited. Therefore, the erotic languages and sexual approximation between men and women have passed through significant changes in Viçosa - AL, accompanied by transformations in fun spaces existing in the city. This dissertation intends to understand the directions that the process of transformation the relations of flirting took from the end of the decade of 1930. In other words, the main objective of this work was to analyze the fun spaces and types of courtship established in Viçosa over the years. The methodology used consisted in varieties printed newspaper examination of that circulated in Viçosa in the 1930s and 1940s, and of chronicles written by viçosenses, as well as interviews with individuals from different generations and the observation of forró shows, bars and churrasquinhos. To understand the erotic past of Vicosense, the concept of "good society", thought by Norbert Elias and Cas Wouters, that allows to analyze how the upper class of Viçosa regulated the sexuality of its members, controlling, this way, where and who the young people should flirt, being one of one of the mechanisms used to preventing a stranger undesired aggregation to his group, which caused a social and psychological distancing among individuals of different generations, genders and social classes. However, by the 1970s the Vicosenses began to experience an expansion and redefinition of fun, which allowed a transformation in the sexuality and courtship, because a series of sexual excitations and gratifications began to be experienced, bringing the different social groups. Currently the forró shows are one of the spaces where is possible to observe the existence of a new repertoire of erotic and sexual codes through lyrics songs - intensely sexualized -, of dances and exchanges of caresses, presenting a more informal type of behavior compared to the previous periods, in which the intimate contact in public spaces was based on dynamics of more rigid self-control. / FAPEAL - Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Alagoas / O erotismo e sexualidade dos indivíduos tem sido regulamentada por diversos padrões sociais que ao longo dos anos foram se tornando mais flexíveis, possibilitando aos sujeitos experimentar emoções e prazeres anteriormente negados ou proibidos. Portanto, as linguagens de aproximação erótica e sexual entre homens e mulheres passaram por significativas mudanças em Viçosa – AL, acompanhadas por transformações nos espaços de divertimento existentes na cidade. Esta dissertação pretende compreender as direções que o processo de transformação das relações de paquera tomou a partir do final da década de 1930. Em outras palavras, o principal objetivo deste trabalho é analisar os espaços de divertimento e tipos de cortejamento estabelecidos em Viçosa ao longo dos anos. A metodologia utilizada consistiu em consultas aos jornais que circulavam em Viçosa nas décadas de 1930 e 1940, e de crônicas escritas por viçosenses, além de entrevistas com indivíduos de diferentes gerações e a observação de shows de forró, bares e churrasquinhos. Para compreender o passado erótico viçosense, o conceito de “boa sociedade”, pensado por Norbert Elias e Cas Wouters, permite analisar como a elite de Viçosa regulamentava a sexualidade de seus membros, pois controlava como, onde e quem os jovens deveriam paquerar, sendo este um dos mecanismos utilizados para impedir a entrada de membros estranhos ao seu grupo, o que provocava um distanciamento social e psíquico entre indivíduos de diferentes gerações, gêneros e classes sociais. Entretanto, por volta da década de 1970 os viçosenses passaram a vivenciar uma ampliação e redefinição do divertimento, o que possibilitou uma transformação da sexualidade e do cortejamento, pois uma série de excitações e gratificações sexuais passaram a ser vivenciadas, aproximando os diferentes grupos sociais. Atualmente os shows de forró constituem um dos espaços onde é possível observar a existência de um novo repertório de linguagens eróticas e sexuais através das letras de músicas – intensamente sexualizadas -, das danças e trocas de carícias, apresentando um tipo de comportamento mais informal comparado com os períodos anteriores, nos quais o contato íntimo em espaços públicos era baseado em dinâmicas de autocontroles mais rígidas.

In previous years, researches have found significant increase of the female attractiveness around the time of ovulation. Among changes, that have been identified, were for example changes in olfactory, vocal, facial and body attractivenes. However, it has not been examined so far, whether this perception is also reflected in non-verbal expressions of women and men interacting with women. We also examined if attractiveness of men influences women nonverbal behavior depending on menstrual cycle phase. The study used a speed-dating paradigm (each person meets several people of the opposite sex for 3 minutes) and interactions were videotaped. We analyzed 391 videotapes of 92 men interacting with women who were in the follicular (187 interactions) or luteal (204 interactions) cycle phase and 391 videotapes of 34 women (18 in the follicual and 16 in luteal cycle phase). We recorded specific behavioural acts and states and these behavioural components loaded into two factors: (i) expressions of interest and (ii) expressions of disinterest. We found no significant differences in overall score of interest or disinterest in relation to the women's menstrual cycle. However, men communicating with women in the fertile phase spoke significantly longer than those communicating with women in the luteal phase of the cycle...

<h1>Abstract</h1><p> </p><p><strong>Author: </strong>Kristin Näs<strong></strong></p><p><strong>Title: </strong>The technology society’s love letters – a qualitative analysis of communication through internet dating.</p><p><strong>Level: </strong>BA Thesis in Communication</p><p><strong>Location:</strong> University of Kalmar</p><p><strong>Language:</strong> Swedish</p><p><strong>Number of pages:</strong> 53</p><p> </p><p><strong>Keywords: </strong>communication, dating, web dating, gendering talk, interaction, flirting, the internet, contact, communities.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>A qualitative study on the subject of internet dating and how people using internet dating chooses to present them self and how they choose to communicate with others to create contact<strong>.</strong> Internet dating is a phenomenon that is continually growing. 2 million people in Sweden are singles today and more than half of them have tried internet dating at least once. The purpose of this study was to research the way people choose to present them self and how the communication on an internet dating site is used. My question I wanted to answer with this study was – How do people present themselves best on a virtual meeting place for singles?</p><p>I choose methods hermeneutic and a qualitative analysis because I wanted to study the members of an internet dating site and how they communicated and presented themselves by profiles and mail. I also choose to do four interviews to get a deeper insight in the subject of internet dating.</p><p>I choose theories like Thompson’s three interactions perspectives and Robert Hoppers differences between women and men speech and use of language. These theories would show me how people interact on the internet in a situation where they are looking for a love partner and it will also show me how gender takes part in that type of world.</p><p>I was able to get lot of text materials and with my interview my analysis showed me that people turn to internet dating because it seems to be harder to get a real contact in real life. People appreciate the easy access of the dating sites and the possibility to put themself out there for others to contact. What communication that is the best to establish a contact is talking about common interests or something from the other person’s profile. Also topics like occupation and event coming up is successful. When it comes to gender and differences between them or how power takes place it doesn’t show. It seems very equal and no one has the upper hand. The men however seems to be fighting for the women’s attention but the statistics say that the members on a dating site are equal between the sexes. The way preferred to present themselves seems to be by presenting occupation and interests. Some even present what qualities they are looking for in a partner and this also says something about the person. </p><p>At the end of the study the analysis is presented and the answer to my question. There are also suggestions to future studies presented and with a subject like internet dating there are no limits, only your imagination can stop you!<strong></strong></p>

Abstract   Author: Kristin Näs Title: The technology society’s love letters – a qualitative analysis of communication through internet dating. Level: BA Thesis in Communication Location: University of Kalmar Language: Swedish Number of pages: 53   Keywords: communication, dating, web dating, gendering talk, interaction, flirting, the internet, contact, communities. Summary: A qualitative study on the subject of internet dating and how people using internet dating chooses to present them self and how they choose to communicate with others to create contact. Internet dating is a phenomenon that is continually growing. 2 million people in Sweden are singles today and more than half of them have tried internet dating at least once. The purpose of this study was to research the way people choose to present them self and how the communication on an internet dating site is used. My question I wanted to answer with this study was – How do people present themselves best on a virtual meeting place for singles? I choose methods hermeneutic and a qualitative analysis because I wanted to study the members of an internet dating site and how they communicated and presented themselves by profiles and mail. I also choose to do four interviews to get a deeper insight in the subject of internet dating. I choose theories like Thompson’s three interactions perspectives and Robert Hoppers differences between women and men speech and use of language. These theories would show me how people interact on the internet in a situation where they are looking for a love partner and it will also show me how gender takes part in that type of world. I was able to get lot of text materials and with my interview my analysis showed me that people turn to internet dating because it seems to be harder to get a real contact in real life. People appreciate the easy access of the dating sites and the possibility to put themself out there for others to contact. What communication that is the best to establish a contact is talking about common interests or something from the other person’s profile. Also topics like occupation and event coming up is successful. When it comes to gender and differences between them or how power takes place it doesn’t show. It seems very equal and no one has the upper hand. The men however seems to be fighting for the women’s attention but the statistics say that the members on a dating site are equal between the sexes. The way preferred to present themselves seems to be by presenting occupation and interests. Some even present what qualities they are looking for in a partner and this also says something about the person.  At the end of the study the analysis is presented and the answer to my question. There are also suggestions to future studies presented and with a subject like internet dating there are no limits, only your imagination can stop you!

Evolutionäre Herangehensweisen hatten in der Persönlichkeitspsychologie nicht den gleichen Erfolg wie in anderen Bereichen der Psychologie. In dieser Dissertation werden zwei alternative evolutionäre Herangehensweisen an die Persönlichkeitspsychologie diskutiert und angewendet. Die evolutionsgenetische Herangehensweise fragt, warum genetische Varianz in Persönlichkeitsunterschieden existiert. Im ersten Teil dieser Dissertation werden verschiedene evolutionsgenetische Mechanismen, die genetische Varianz erklären können, verglichen. Auf Grundlage evolutionsgenetischer Theorie und empirischen Befunden aus der Verhaltensgenetik und Persönlichkeitspsychologie wird geschlussfolgert, dass ein Mutations-Selektions-Gleichgewicht genetische Varianz in Intelligenz gut erklären kann, während ausgleichende Selektion durch Umweltheterogenität die plausibelste Erklärung für genetische Unterschiede in Persönlichkeitseigenschaften ist. Komplementär zur evolutionsgenetischen Herangehensweise beginnt die „Life History“-Herangehensweise damit, wie Menschen ihre Ressourcen in evolutionär relevante Lebensbereiche investieren. Im zweiten Teil der Dissertationsschrift wird diese Herangehensweise am Beispiel von Investitionsunterschieden in Langzeit- versus Kurzzeit-Paarungstaktiken (wie im Konstrukt der Soziosexualität abgebildet) erläutert. Zwei neue Maße zur Erfassung von Soziosexualitätskomponenten werden vorgestellt. Während das revidierte Soziosexuelle Orientierungsinventar (SOI-R) ein Fragebogen zur Erfassung der Facetten „Verhalten“, „Einstellung“ und „Begehren“ ist, wurde mit dem Single-Attribute Impliziten Assoziationstest (SA-IAT) eine neue Methode zur indirekten Erfassung impliziter Soziosexualität entwickelt. Beide Maße zeigten konkurrente Validität in Onlinestudien, aber nur der SOI-R erwies sich als prädiktiv für Paarungstaktiken, einschließlich beobachtetem Flirtverhalten sowie der Zahl der Sexualpartner und Veränderungen im Beziehungsstatus innerhalb der nächsten 12 Monate. / Evolutionary approaches have not been as successful in personality psychology as they were in other areas of psychology. In this thesis, two alternative evolutionary approaches to personality psychology are discussed and applied. The evolutionary genetic approach asks why genetic variance in personality differences exists. In the first part of this thesis, three evolutionary genetic mechanisms that could explain genetic variance in personality differences are assessed: selective neutrality, mutation-selection balance, and balancing selection. Based on evolutionary genetic theory and empirical results from behavior genetics and personality psychology, it is concluded that selective neutrality is largely irrelevant, that mutation-selection balance seems best at explaining genetic variance in intelligence, and that balancing selection by environmental heterogeneity seems best at explaining genetic variance in personality traits. Complementary to the evolutionary genetic approach, the life history approach starts with how people allocate their resources to evolutionarily relevant life tasks. In the second part of this thesis, differences in the allocation to long-term versus short-term mating tactics (as reflected in the construct of sociosexuality) are used as a case to exemplify this approach. Two new measures for the assessment of sociosexuality components are presented. While the revised Sociosexual Orientation Inventory (SOI-R) is a questionnaire that assesses the facets Behavior, Attitude and Desire, the sociosexuality Single-Attribute Implicit Association Test (SA-IAT) is a new methodic development aimed to assess implicit sociosexuality indirectly. Both measures showed concurrent validity in online studies, but only the SOI-R facets were predictive of mating tactics, including observed flirting behavior, as well as for the number of sexual partners and changes in romantic relationship status over the following 12 months.