First New Zealand Bachelor Arthur Green.
Television show The Bachelor's representation of the single dating scene in New Zealand may not be accurate and researchers at the University of Auckland want to find out the truth.
The University's School of Psychology is seeking straight women aged between 25-35 and based in Auckland to talk about their experiences of being single.
With the final episode of the reality show screening tonight, Associate Professor of Psychology Virginia Braun says the project is timely.
"We hope to hear from women about their diverse experiences of being single, including women who may have a very different perspective than that shown during The Bachelor.
"We want to widen the discussion around what young women's experiences are in the real world, how they navigate singledom in a society that sends some pretty strong messages about what is ideal and what isn't."
Masters student Chelsea Pickens will also be looking at what messages shows like The Bachelor send to and imply about young men.
"The media in all its forms, including advertising, does send strong messages about being single, about dating, and to a significant degree it also sends messages about couples as an ideal," she says.
"So we would really like to talk to young women themselves and ask them what their experiences have been and how that aligns with some of the presumptions we often make around issues of being single, young and heterosexual."
Participants in the study will be given anonymity and asked to discuss their views and experiences during a one-hour interview.
The study has ethics approval from The University of Auckland Human Participants Ethics Committee, and is being conducted for a Master's degree.
Women who are interested in finding out more about participation in the study can email: cpic011@aucklanduni.ac.nz.
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