The use of location-based real-time dating applications (LBRTDAs) has become commonplace among college-aged persons. With an increase in their use, these applications may serve as vectors for experiencing cybervictimization. Limited research has examined the implications that application usage has on individual experiences with cybervictimization, particularly cyberstalking, cyberharassment, image-based abuse, and identity deception. Using a sample of college students ( N = 324; 73% female), and concentrating primarily on Tinder users, this study examines the correlates of experiencing these forms of cybervictimization, concentrating on the influence that application infrastructure and profile features (e.g., Global Positioning System [GPS] functionality) have on the likelihood of cybervictimization. Results indicate inconsistent and largely insignificant effects, suggesting that opting into the use of safety features and protective measures cannot guarantee protection from application-based forms of cybervictimization. As such, policy implications and directions for future research are discussed.

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There is limited research on how sociocultural factors may relate to offending for adult Hispanic persons by gender. Using a nationally representative sample of U.S. Hispanic men and women, we used sex-specific models to examine the relationships of sociocultural factors (i.e., discrimination, acculturation, and ethnic identity) with offending and their respective moderating effects. Acculturation and discrimination were positively associated with violent and non-violent offending among men and women, with the effects largely invariant. Ethnic identity was only salient for women and non-violent offending. Acculturation contextualized discrimination for men at higher levels of non-violent offending, albeit no other interactions were notably significant. These are situated using discourse surrounding Hispanic gender norms and symmetry, and the importance of future research.

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