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Young Adults’ Perception of Breadcrumbing Victimization in Dating Relationships

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  • Vivek Khattar

    (Faculty of Education & Psychology, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara 390002, India)

  • Shreya Upadhyay

    (Faculty of Education & Psychology, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara 390002, India)

  • Raúl Navarro

    (Faculty of Education and Humanities, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 16071 Cuenca, Spain)

Abstract

Background: Breadcrumbing is an unexplored dating trend disguised in the form of subtle manipulation in relationships. With the increase in online dating apps, people have started to initiate, maintain and end relationships, and the use of manipulative tactics have increased on such platforms. The present study explores the meaning of breadcrumbing and its effects on the breadcrumbie’s mental health and wellbeing. Method: The research design was qualitative in nature through the use of focus group discussions. Two focus group discussions were conducted including nine participants in total (one male, eight females). Results: After the data analysis, five major themes emerged defining breadcrumbing—charm, leading on, incongruence, avoiding emotional investment and commitment uncertainty. Conversational fragments also revealed that breadcrumbing had an impact on the breadcrumbie’s future relationships, emotional disturbance, self-concept, and signs of depression. The red flags and effective coping strategies were also discovered with the help of a thematic analysis. Further research on personality correlates of breadcrumbing perpetration and victimization is recommended.

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  • Vivek Khattar & Shreya Upadhyay & Raúl Navarro, 2023. "Young Adults’ Perception of Breadcrumbing Victimization in Dating Relationships," Societies, MDPI, vol. 13(2), pages 1-16, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsoctx:v:13:y:2023:i:2:p:41-:d:1061260
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    1. Mª Carmen Rodríguez-García & Verónica V. Márquez-Hernández & Genoveva Granados-Gámez & Gabriel Aguilera-Manrique & Helena Martínez-Puertas & Lorena Gutiérrez-Puertas, 2020. "Development and Validation of Breadcrumbing in Affective-Sexual Relationships (BREAD-ASR) Questionnaire: Introducing a New Online Dating Perpetration," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(24), pages 1-12, December.
    2. Raúl Navarro & Elisa Larrañaga & Santiago Yubero & Beatriz Víllora, 2020. "Psychological Correlates of Ghosting and Breadcrumbing Experiences: A Preliminary Study among Adults," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(3), pages 1-13, February.
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