Recently, Tinder became the most popular mobile dating application. Although it is initially
designed as a dating application, not much is known about actual motives for using this new …

Tinder is quickly becoming one of the most popular mobile dating applications for meeting
people within the vicinity. From a personality theory perspective, it is important to find out …

Although the smartphone application Tinder is increasingly popular among emerging adults,
no empirical study has yet investigated why emerging adults use Tinder. Therefore, we …

Tinder is the leading online dating application. This study (N= 271) explored the Dark Triad
personality traits (ie, Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy) and sociosexuality as …

The emergence of location-based real-time dating (LBRTD) apps such as Tinder has
introduced a new way for users to get to know potential partners nearby. The design of the …

Background and aims The use of the smartphone dating application Tinder is increasingly
popular and has received much media attention. However, no empirical study to date has …

While Tinder (ie, a popular mobile dating app) has received quite some research attention,
its effects on users' well-being have rarely been addressed. The present study investigates …

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 …

Location-based on-line dating applications are a popular tool for initiating short and long-
term relationships. Besides seeking for partners, people use these applications for a myriad …

Studies showed adverse experiences related to the use of dating applications such as
Tinder. However, it remains unclear by which mechanism and under which conditions dating …