The psychology of 'swiping': A cluster analysis of the mobile dating app Tinder
| العنوان: | The psychology of 'swiping': A cluster analysis of the mobile dating app Tinder |
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| المؤلفون: | Elias Aboujaoude, Yasser Khazaal, Lucien Rochat, Francesco Bianchi-Demicheli |
| المصدر: | Journal of Behavioral Addictions, Vol. 8, No 4 (2019) pp. 804-813 Journal of Behavioral Addictions |
| بيانات النشر: | Akademiai Kiado Zrt., 2019. |
| سنة النشر: | 2019 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Male, 050103 clinical psychology, Full-Length Report, Tinder, Attachment, Medicine (miscellaneous), 0302 clinical medicine, Empirical research, ddc:150, Self-esteem, Cluster Analysis, media_common, ddc:618, 05 social sciences, General Medicine, Middle Aged, Mobile Applications, Psychiatry and Mental health, Clinical Psychology, Online Social Networking, Motives, Female, medicine.symptom, Psychology, Social psychology, Adult, Impulsivity, Adolescent, Sexual Behavior, media_common.quotation_subject, impulsivity, Disease cluster, Self-Control, Young Adult, 03 medical and health sciences, motives, medicine, Humans, 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences, attachment, Aged, self-esteem, cybersex, Cybersex, Object Attachment, Self Concept, 030227 psychiatry, Impulsive Behavior |
| الوصف: | Background and aims The use of the smartphone dating application Tinder is increasingly popular and has received much media attention. However, no empirical study to date has investigated the psychological characteristics driving its adaptive or problematic use. The aim of this study is to determine whether reliable subtypes of users can be identified via a cluster analysis approach. Methods A total of 1,159 Tinder users were recruited. Survey questions investigated user characteristics, including: motives for app use, sexual desire, attachment styles, impulsivity traits, self-esteem, problematic use, depressive mood, and patterns of use. Results Four reliable clusters were identified: two with low levels of problematic use (“regulated” and “regulated with low sexual desire”), one with an intermediate level of problematic use (“unregulated-avoidants”), and one with a high level of problematic use (“unregulated-highly motivated”). The clusters differed on gender, marital status, depressive mood, and use patterns. Conclusion The findings provide insight into the dynamic relationships among key use-related factors and shed light on the mechanisms underlying the self-regulation difficulties that appear to characterize problematic Tinder use. |
| تدمد: | 2063-5303 2062-5871 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::eb6156216d541d3f2a8825d4da221e9eTest https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.8.2019.58Test |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....eb6156216d541d3f2a8825d4da221e9e |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 20635303 20625871 |
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