Love me Tinder: Untangling emerging adults’ motivations for using the dating application Tinder
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- 作者：Sindy R. Sumtera ; S.R.Sumter@uva.nl" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Laura Vandenboschb ; c ; Loes Ligtenbergd
- 关键词：Tinder ; Online dating ; Emerging adulthood ; Uses and gratification theory ; Cross-sectional research
- 刊名：Telematics and Informatics
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：February 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：34
- 期：1
- 页码：67-78
- 全文大小：365 K
文摘
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First study to explore emerging adults’ motivation to use the dating app Tinder.
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Motivations included Love, Casual Sex, Ease of Communication, Thrill of Excitement.
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Tinder motivations meaningfully related to offline encounters with Tinder matches.
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Tinder is more than a fun, hookup app without any strings attached.