Ghosting and breadcrumbing: prevalence and relations with online dating behaviors among young adults

espanolEl presente estudio forma parte de un amplio estudio en el que se analiza la prevalencia de fantasmas y de mimo de pan en muestras de adultos espanoles de entre 18 y 40 anos. El estudio se ha dividido en diferentes manuscritos para permitir una mejor organizacion y comprension de los datos obtenidos. En el presente manuscrito, la prevalencia de ghosting y breadcrumbing se examina a fondo junto con la exploracion de las relaciones de ghosting y breadcrumbing pan con practicas de citas en linea. Los resultados mostraron que mas de la mitad de los participantes no estaban familiarizados con los terminos ghosting y breadcrumbing, pero aproximadamente dos de cada 10 participantes informaron haber sufrido e iniciado ghosting y poco mas de tres de cada 10 participantes habian sufrido o iniciado breadcrumbing en los ultimos 12 meses. Los analisis de regresion revelaron que el uso de sitios/aplicaciones de citas en linea, un mayor numero de relaciones a corto plazo y la practica de la vigilancia en linea aumentan la probabilidad de sufrimiento, pero tambien inician, ghosting y breadcrumbing. EnglishThe present study is part of a large study analyzing the prevalence of ghosting and breadcrumbing in sample of Spanish adults aged between 18 and 40 years. The study was split into different papers to better organize and understand the data obtained. The present paper investigated the prevalence of ghosting and breadcrumbing and associations between ghosting and breadcrumbing behavior and online dating practices. The results showed that half the participants were unfamiliar with the terms ghosting and breadcrumbing. However, approximately two in every 10 participants reported having experienced and initiated ghosting, and slightly more than three in every 10 participants had experienced or initiated breadcrumbing in the last 12 months. Regression analyses showed that the use of online dating sites/apps, more short-term relationships, and practicing online surveillance increase the likelihood of experiencing, as well as initiating, ghosting and breadcrumbing.