Gone with the wind: Exploring mobile daters' ghosting experiences

E Timmermans, AM Hermans… - Journal of Social and …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
This study explores 328 mobile daters'(63% females; 86% heterosexuals) experiences with
ghosting, using both open-and close-ended questions. First, we used thematic analysis to …

From swiping to casual sex and/or committed relationships: Exploring the experiences of Tinder users

E Timmermans, C Courtois - The Information Society, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
To better understand if and how the mechanics of the process Tinder imposes on its users
(ie, swiping, matching, and starting conversations) influences the resulting sexual or …

[HTML][HTML] Swiping more, committing less: Unraveling the links among dating app use, dating app success, and intention to commit infidelity

C Alexopoulos, E Timmermans, J McNallie - Computers in Human Behavior, 2020 - Elsevier
The present study was conducted to explore the cognitive processes linking people's
perceptions of their mobile dating app experience and their intention to commit infidelity …

[HTML][HTML] Why are you cheating on tinder? Exploring users' motives and (dark) personality traits

E Timmermans, E De Caluwé, C Alexopoulos - Computers in Human …, 2018 - Elsevier
We present an exploratory study examining why people in a relationship use Tinder and
whether they score higher on certain (dark) personality traits compared to single users and …

Revisiting gendered web forms: An evaluation of gender inputs with (non-) binary people

MK Scheuerman, A Jiang, K Spiel… - Proceedings of the 2021 …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Gender input forms act as gates to accessing information, websites, and services online.
Non-binary people regularly have to interact with them, though many do not offer non-binary …

Dating in the time of “relational filter bubbles”: Exploring imaginaries, perceptions and tactics of Italian dating app users

L Parisi, F Comunello - The Communication Review, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

When reality does not meet expectations: What sexual minority assigned-male-at-birth adolescents learn from using geosocial networking apps.

V Wongsomboon, I Greenawalt, J Owusu… - Psychology of Sexual …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Use of geosocial networking (GSN) apps for romantic and sexual purposes in sexual
minority assigned-male-at-birth (SM-AMAB) adolescents is increasingly common …

Navigating the role of LGBTQ+ identity in self-disclosure and strategies used for uncertainty reduction in online dating

KM Mitchell, ML Knittel - The Journal of Sex Research, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Online dating platforms pose novel challenges for personal privacy, self-disclosure, and
uncertainty management. Emerging evidence suggests that LGBTQ+ users may be …

[PDF][PDF] I do like girls, I promise': Young bisexual women's experiences of using Tinder

T Pond, P Farvid - Psychology of Sexualities Review, 2017 - researchgate.net
Mobile phone dating applications (dating apps) are a pervasive means of finding intimate
partners, with Tinder as the most popular interface globally. Although this app is largely …

Love me Tinder: The effects of women's lifetime dating app use on daily body dissatisfaction, disordered eating urges, and negative mood

J Portingale, M Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, S Liu, S Eddy, X Liu… - Body Image, 2022 - Elsevier
Dating apps may potentially serve as an environment that subjects young women to the
harmful effects of appearance-related pressure. The current study assessed for the first time …