Dating: Bars, Clubs, And Personal Advertisements

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to use to find their possible companion? It is shown that people with
lower self-esteems tend to choose personal advertisements, while people with
higher self esteems tend to lean towards the bar scene. Others with a mediocre
self-esteem seem to go towards the clubs scene. According to Josephs, Larrick,
Steele, and Nisbett, (1992, p. 27) “The higher one's self esteem, the less one
has to fear from threats to the self, and individuals with higher levels of
self-esteem should be less affected by the threats to the self.” This means
that the higher ones self esteem is, the more they will not be afraid to show
themselves in public. Those with the low self-esteems, will hide behind the
words of a personal advertisement, while those with higher self-esteems will be
open enough to attempt to meet people on a personal basis.
One of the reasons people are reluctant to use personal ads are because
of their odd beginnings. In the early days of personal ads, they were used ...

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