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Chasing Tinderella: love and affection in the age of the mobile device industry
The extensive use of mobile phones is today a constant part of our daily routines. This social habit had afected also the spehere of emotion, sexuality and the ways people show affection or discontent towards the others. This paper aims at the main characteristics of the relatively new phenomenon of online dating and dating applications in the cintext of the mobile industry's rise in contemporary economies. The process of a growing number of devices and applications sold worldwide cannot be disregarded in a sociological sense as it clearly affects other areas of public and private lives of individuals. The issue of online security is here also brought into attention. The main thesis of this paper is however based on the notion of the mobile industry as a main factor in changing the technological side of social relations in the todays reality, but on the other hand a certain historical evidence is being highlighted that shows a continuity on a more personal level of the way people deal with love in general.
Swipe Right The Use of Tinder in the Modern Filipino Courtship
Unlike the spoken word, body language can signal attraction to a 'prospect' without being too obvious. With this ambiguity, it protects people (Hardey, 2004; from any humiliation if the other person less likely display the same sentiments. While there are basic codes and signals to consider in attraction like kinetics, oculesics, physical appearance, olfactics, vocalics, proxemics and haptics (Whitty, 2004) that works in a face-to-face encounters, how are these cues were translated online?. This study aims to know how the body is portrayed online, moreover, it wants know how language is used to present the non-verbal cues of attraction to show interest towards the other person. And lastly, it targets to understand how Filipino GenYers or Millenialls views 'courting' compared to traditional manners of courtship. Participants who had used or still using online dating sites were invited to participate in the study. In order to eliminate bias, only heterosexuals were selected to become participants. Ages ranged from 18-24 years old that were single or by any means have or had a partner whom they met online through an online dating site. This study will take place following the conceptual framework that stands to examine the use of 'Tnder' to communicate to another being with the same intent. As well as how the 'message' transmitted initiates the flame of attraction and more importantly how this change of interaction changes how Filipino Millenials views courtships.
From swiping to ghosting: Conceptualizing rejection in mobile dating.
Institute of Network Cultures, 2019
Of the negative outcomes associated with initial relationship development, rejection is among the most potent. Although previous research has examined the patterns of behavior surrounding romantic rejection within face-to-face interaction and traditional online dating (e.g., eHarmony, Match.com), no existing research has examined rejection within mobile dating apps despite their increasing popularity. This study fills the void by examining how rejection occurs within these applications by identifying the behaviors, effects, and outcomes associated with experiences of rejection. To do this, an online questionnaire analyzed how 68 mobile daters described rejection in this context. Results from open-ended questions were coded using thematic analysis and examined for term frequency and co-occurrence through semantic network analysis. The findings indicate the extent to which mobile dating apps mitigate experiences of rejection and highlight the unique affordances of mobile dating, which are unlike those of traditional online dating.
A study into the effects that Tinder has had on love in modernity. Data gathered from focus groups highlights the shifting nature of love and how it is now becoming a commodity, romance is now a free market. And despite the abundance of means to facilitate romantic engagement and the abundance of candidates, love is now harder to find than before with a sense of paranoia straining emotional bonds
The psychology of “swiping”: A cluster analysis of the mobile dating app Tinder
Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 2019
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, depr...
Swiping Right: An Investigation Of Online Dating Application Motivations And Behavior
Thesis, 2020
Online dating applications have revolutionized the way humans connect with each other. Online dating services market was valued at 6 million dollars in 2017 and is projected to reach 9 million dollars by 2025 (Thomas 2019). When this study was conducted for this phenomenon, results show some interesting findings, e.g. regarding the generations usage of dating applications. More specifically, this thesis investigates the type of subscription that generations prefer and whether it influences perceptions of online dating and usage of the applications. The methods used in this thesis involve conducting interviews to build a thematic framework and later on a survey analysis on 147 respondents, thus using a quantitative and qualitative approach to gather data. Some of the key findings of this research revealed that dating applications are no longer associated with finding love only, but carry the purpose to enlarge the circle of friends and be more socially appreciated by the today's society standards. Moreover, dating applications are used as a coping method to deal with loneliness and give the users of dating applications a place to forget their problems in real life. The aim of this thesis is to explore the different behaviors and attitudes on online dating applications from multi-generations perspectives.
The Use Of Dating Application and The Relationship Development (Phenomenological Approach On Tinder)
Communicare : Journal of Communication Studies
In this study, the researcher intends to find out how the process of developing interpersonal relationships that are woven virtually but can be maintained to a serious level. Researching a relationship that started from an online meeting on the matchmaking application (Tinder), interacted, and then decided to get married. The purpose of this research is to find out how the process of developing interpersonal relationships that are carried out virtually through a matchmaking app until they both make it to the stage of marriage. In this study, the researcher used a qualitative descriptive study using a phenomenological approach that was initiated by Husserl. The results of this study found that there was social penetration or the process of exchanging information carried out by Tinder users with their partners around the layers of their respective personalities in-depth such as peeling the skins of onions (layers of an onion) during the relationship development process and the process...
Love at First Swipe? Explaining Tinder Self-Presentation and Motives
The emergence of Location-Based-Real-Time-Dating (LBRTD) apps such as Tinder has introduced a new way for users to get to know potential partners nearby. The design of the apps represents a departure from “old-school” dating sites as it relies on the affordances of mobile media. This might change the way individuals portray themselves as their authentic or deceptive self. Based on survey data collected via Mechanical Turk and using structural equation modeling, we assess how Tinder users present themselves, exploring at the same time the impact of their personality characteristics, their demographics and their motives of use. We find that self-esteem is the most important psychological predictor, fostering real self-presentation but decreasing deceptive self-presentation. The motives of use – hooking up/sex, friendship, relationship, traveling, self-validation, and entertainment – also affect the two forms of self-presentation. Demographic characteristics and psychological antecedents influence the motives for using Tinder, with gender differences being especially pronounced. Women use Tinder more for friendship and self-validation, while men use it more for hooking up/sex, traveling and relationship seeking. We put the findings into context, discuss the limitations of our approach and provide avenues for future research into the topic.
An interdisciplinary book, Internet-Infused Romantic Interactions and Dating Practices, under contract with the publishing house of the Institute of Network Cultures, Amsterdam, aims to analyze intricacies of internet-infused romantic interactions and dating practices. The proposed collection aims to include contributions from communication scholars, social scientists, computer scientists, humanities scholars and design experts whose research and practice will shed light on the romantic interplay of affect, cognition, and behavior on the internet with special attention given to social media platforms such as Tinder, Facebook, Grinder, and OkCupid. The collection would aim to offer an array of international perspectives and methodological novelties and feature a volume of scientific research and practice from a multitude of disciplines and interdisciplinary outlooks. Quantitative as well as qualitative empirical research, theoretical essays and research reviews are all welcome. We aim to provide the readers with a theoretical and methodological assortment that is sensitive towards various approaches to the study of intimate relationships and romance as reflected in new media-from discourse analysis to visual network analysis; from in-depth interviews to experimental designs; from ethnographic observations to cross-sectional and longitudinal survey studies.