The Psychology of Dating Apps

In this video, I discuss the psychological research on dating apps, including any personality highlights, gender differences, the role of self-esteem, and why people use dating apps to cheat. Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro 0:50 The statistics: personality, gender, intent, etc. 4:42 Correlations with self-esteem 7:25 Why do people cheat using dating apps? 9:14 Have dating apps commodified dating? Sources: https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2016/08/tinder-self-esteem Tanner, M., & Huggins, M. (2018). Why swipe right? women's motivation for using mobile dating applications such as tinder. The Journal of Business Diversity, 18(2), 78-87. Retrieved from https://tcsedsystem.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search-proquest-com.tcsedsystem.idm.oclc.org/docview/2116335576?accountid=34120 Timmermans, E., Caluwé, E. D., & Alexopoulos, C. (2018). Why are you cheating on tinder? Exploring users' motives and (dark) personality traits. Computers in Human Behavior, 89, 129-139. doi:10.1016/j.chb.2018.07.040 Strubel, J., & Petrie, T. A. (2016). Love me Tinder: Body image and Psychosocial Functioning Among Men and Women. PsycEXTRA Dataset. doi:10.1037/e510382016-001 Chan, L. S. (2017). Who uses dating apps? Exploring the relationships among trust, sensation-seeking, smartphone use, and the intent to use dating apps based on the Integrative Model. Computers in Human Behavior, 72, 246-258. doi:10.1016/j.chb.2017.02.053 March, E., Grieve, R., Marrington, J., & Jonason, P. K. (2017). Trolling on Tinder® (and other dating apps): Examining the role of the Dark Tetrad and impulsivity. Personality and Individual Differences, 110, 139-143. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2017.01.025 Hobbs, M., Owen, S., & Gerber, L. (2017). Liquid love? Dating apps, sex, relationships and the digital transformation of intimacy. Journal of Sociology, 53(2), 271–284. https://doi.org/10.1177/1440783316662718 Please hit like and subscribe for more real-world applications to psychology! :)