Dating apps have become one of the most prominent and contentious topics in the realm of
intimacy among the wider public and academia. Media and communication researchers …

The emergence and popularization of dating apps have changed the way people meet and
interact with potential romantic and sexual partners. In parallel with the increased use of …

The paper explores the perception and negotiation of gender representations and scripts
among Italian dating app users. Adopting a gender perspective and a socio-technical …

Dating apps on smartphones have brought speed dating on the Internet to a new level. This
exploratory investigation sought to determine what kinds of people use these apps, what …

This study explores how and why people use Tinder, the popular mobile dating application.
By comparing use across age and gender, this research found key differences between men …

In this paper, we address algorithmic imaginary, perception and tactics of Italian dating apps
users. Little attention has hitherto been devoted to the ways in which the algorithms …

Mobile dating apps like Tinder became very popular among young adults, and, in contrast to
mobile dating websites, they were designed to create a more game-like experience. While it …

Mobile dating is more common with an increasing number of smartphone applications
coming to market that aim to facilitate dating. In the current study, we investigated how dating …

Much has been written about COVID's impact on individuals' physical and mental health, but
there is more work to be done to understand how it has changed human relationships and …

Our study examines attachment-related differences in the use of dating applications (dating
apps). We collected online survey data regarding people's attachment orientation and dating …