Dating gone mobile: Demographic and personality-based correlates of using smartphone-based dating applications among emerging adults

Sumter, Sindy R.; Vandenbosch, Laura

doi:10.1177/1461444818804773

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“…Therefore, it is not surprising that Tinder and similar dating apps started to receive quite some research attention in recent years. Previous studies have investigated the use of online dating platforms from various perspectives, including the users' demographic background, personality traits, motives of use, and self-presentation strategies (e.g., Sumter & Vandenbosch, 2019;Timmermans & De Caluwé, 2017a, 2017b. However, despite convincing calls for action by both media and psychology scholars (e.g., Lomanowska & Guitton, 2016;Orosz et al, 2016;Strubel & Petrie, 2017), little research has focused on Tinder users' well-being.…”

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Tinder blue, mental flu? Exploring the associations between Tinder use and well-being

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Timmermans

2020

Information, Communication & Society

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While Tinder (i.e., a popular mobile dating app) has received quite some research attention, its effects on users' well-being have rarely been addressed. The present study investigates the extent to which Tinder users' compulsive use, motives, subjective online success and self-conscious social comparison are associated with their well-being (i.e., joviality, sadness, and anxiety). In total, 296 (39% females; 90% heterosexuals) emerging adults who were currently using Tinder completed an online survey. The results suggest that while using Tinder compulsively and for relationship seeking can increase joviality, they may trigger more negative than positive affect. Moreover, feeling unsuccessful on Tinder and making self-conscious social comparisons were positively associated with sadness and anxiety, and negatively associated with joviality. The results seem to imply that Tinder users need to be aware of their compulsive Tinder use, relationship seeking motive, unsuccessful feeling, and/or self-conscious social comparison tendency on Tinder to better understand the consequences of their Tinder use. Although the current study is based on cross-sectional data, the findings suggest an association between using Tinder and users' well-being. Future research could extend these findings by utilizing a longitudinal research design and including other aspects of well-being and psychopathology such as life satisfaction and depression.

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Tinder blue, mental flu? Exploring the associations between Tinder use and well-being

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Timmermans

2020

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“…However, in our sample, exposure to multiple sexual partners was reported three times more by male participants. Some studies have reported the influence of gender on sexual practice, showing that men tend to seek multiple sexual partners using apps and websites [ 6 , 44 ].…”

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“…Most apps are free, and users can chat with a large number of people through location-based algorithms using a Global Positioning System (GPS). Interpersonal encounters arranged through apps vary from social networking to finding sexual partners [ 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 ].…”

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Dating Applications, Sexual Behaviors, and Attitudes of College Students in Brazil’s Legal Amazon

Tavares

Melo²,

Rocha

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IJERPH

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Although dating applications (apps) have become popular among young adults, there is a dearth of information regarding the sexual health implications among Brazilian college students. This study examined risky sexual behavior and attitudes of dating app users, based on their sex in Brazil’s Legal Amazon. Three hundred and fifty-nine students reported their sociodemographic data, dating app use, and sexual behaviors and attitudes through self-administered questionnaires. Bivariate analyses and analysis of variance (ANOVA) with Bonferroni post-hoc tests were performed. Dating app use was reported by 238 (66.3%) subjects, most of whom had an encounter and sex with a casual partner. Women frequently requested condom use. Trust in one’s partner or having repeated encounters were the main reasons for engaging in risky sexual behavior. Men had a greater number of sexual partners and less protective attitudes. Sexual health awareness by apps was not reported by 97% of women, and most of them were not tested for sexually transmitted infections. A positive attitude toward sexual health was not a predictor of safe sex. Important similarities and differences regarding risky sexual behaviors and attitudes were observed between the sexes, many of which correlated with increased sexual vulnerability during the sexual encounters arranged through the dating apps. This cross-sectional study supports efforts on sexual health promotion and sexual education implementation in the face of growing usage of apps among young adults for sexual matters.

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“…Stinson (2010) and Sevi et al (2017) explores the factors associated to having casual sex, or, having "friends with benefits"; existing scholarly research has to date explored the use of the dating app Tinder to understand user's motivations and perspectives (Timmermans & De Caluwé, 2017). Additional research has focused on the issues surrounding body image (Strubel & Petrie, 2017), social anxiety and the affordability of socially connecting with others (Steven & Morris, 2007), personality-based usage, and motivations of specific factors such as gender, and sexual orientation (Sumter & Vandenbosch, 2019). In heterosexual matches, the woman has 24 hr to make the first move and the man has 24 hr to respond.…”

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OK Cupid, Stop Bumbling around and Match Me Tinder: Using Dating Apps Across the Life Course

Marston

Niles-Yokum

Earle

et al. 2020

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

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Social connectedness, sex, and intimacy are all factors associated with positive aging, facing individuals in society across the life course. Phenomenal technological developments in the 21st century have led to the increased use of smartphones, mobile apps, and dating apps for a myriad of services, and engagements. This paper focuses on two specific cohorts’ who have the opportunity to engage with dating apps, older adults and young citizens with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions, and highlights issues related to the intersection of technology, societal constructions of age, disability, and online dating.

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Dating gone mobile: Demographic and personality-based correlates of using smartphone-based dating applications among emerging adults

Cited by 110 publications

References 53 publications

Tinder blue, mental flu? Exploring the associations between Tinder use and well-being

Tinder blue, mental flu? Exploring the associations between Tinder use and well-being

Dating Applications, Sexual Behaviors, and Attitudes of College Students in Brazil’s Legal Amazon

OK Cupid, Stop Bumbling around and Match Me Tinder: Using Dating Apps Across the Life Course

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