The psychology of “swiping”: a cluster analysis of the mobile dating app Tinder

Rochat, Lucien; Bianchi-Demicheli, Francesco; Aboujaoude, Elias; Khazaal, Yasser

doi:10.1556/2006.8.2019.58

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The psychology of “swiping”: a cluster analysis of the mobile dating app Tinder

ContributorsRochat, Lucien; Bianchi-Demicheli, Francesco; Aboujaoude, Elias; Khazaal, Yasser

Published inJournal of Behavioral Addictions, vol. 8, no. 4, p. 804-813

Publication date2019

Abstract

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.

Keywords

Tinder
Cybersex
Impulsivity
Attachment
Self-esteem
Motives

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ROCHAT, Lucien et al. The psychology of “swiping”: a cluster analysis of the mobile dating app Tinder. In: Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 2019, vol. 8, n° 4, p. 804–813. doi: 10.1556/2006.8.2019.58

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PID : unige:135066
DOI : 10.1556/2006.8.2019.58
PMID : 31663372

Commercial URLhttps://www.akademiai.com/doi/10.1556/2006.8.2019.58

ISSN of the journal2062-5871

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