Dating on a different stage, but with the same habits
- This study aims to compare online vs. offline flirting and dating behavior using the example of the location-based real-time dating (LBRTD) app Tinder, a popular dating platform. We focus on persons' self-descriptions like self-esteem, social desirability, state social anxiety, and adjustment behavior on Tinder and the perceived data privacy of the app. Data was gathered using a survey approach with Tinder users reporting their behavior in offline and online settings. The comparison between offline and online behavior was made using Response Surface Analysis. The results suggest that the different conditions of the natural and digital worlds do not influence the individual's behavior and emotional perception. The results are analyzed and discuss gender, age, motivation to use the app, and the user's relationship status.
| Author details: | Jennifer HaaseORCiDGND, Gergana VladovaORCiDGND, Benedict BenderORCiDGND |
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| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/kj68b |
| Title of parent work (English): | PsyArXiv |
| Subtitle (English): | an analysis of offline vs. online dating behavior |
| Publication type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Date of first publication: | 2022/04/14 |
| Publication year: | 2022 |
| Release date: | 2022/10/12 |
| Tag: | Data Privacy; Online Dating; Online behavior; Self-esteem; Tinder |
| Issue: | 245 |
| Number of pages: | 14 |
| Organizational units: | Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät |
| DDC classification: | 0 Informatik, Informationswissenschaft, allgemeine Werke / 00 Informatik, Wissen, Systeme / 000 Informatik, Informationswissenschaft, allgemeine Werke |
| License (German): |  CC-BY-SA - Namensnennung, Weitergabe zu gleichen Bedingungen 4.0 International |
