A scientific study into why ghosting happens in dating and what to do 👻

What’s the motivation behind ghosting and what are the consequences? How do people cope and is there a better way of cutting ties? In modern dating the term 'ghosting' was coined to describe when a person suddenly withdraws, seemingly without reason.

Researchers have sort to better understand why ghosting happens in dating, and this video discusses the results from a recent study, 'Gone with the wind: Exploring mobile daters’ ghosting experiences'.

The research team (Elisabeth Timmermans, Anne-Mette Hermans & Suzanna J. Opree) had three research questions: (1) Which motivations drive mobile daters to ghost?; (2) What are the consequences of being ghosted and how do mobile daters cope with being ghosted?; and (3) What predicts rating ghosting as a painful experience? In this video we break down what the scientists found to make their research more accessible.

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00:00:00 - 00:00:34 - Intro
00:00:35 - 00:01:13 - Why Ghosting Exists
00:01:14 - 00:01:50 - Research Into Ghosting
00:01:51 - 00:03:33 - Overview Of The Results
00:03:34 - 00:04:25 - Consequences Of Ghosting
00:04:26 - 00:05:05 - Coping Strategies
00:05:06 - 00:06:49 - Conclusion

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Gone with the wind: Exploring mobile daters’ ghosting experiences
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full...

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🙋🏻‍♀️ WHO AM I?
I'm Kathleen (or Kate), a video maker, youtuber and provisional psychologist working in Sydney. I make videos about the journey towards becoming a registered psychologist in Australia, strategies to enhance your mental health and stories that have made up my own life, which you'll either find helpful or entertaining 😉

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