Dating apps: a literature review

S Wu, D Trottier - Annals of the International Communication …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Social media discontinuation: A systematic literature review on drivers and inhibitors

A Farooq, L Dahabiyeh, C Maier - Telematics and Informatics, 2023 - Elsevier
Recent practical reports reveal that users leave social media. This behavior is named social
media discontinuation (SMD) and is attributed to stress, fatigue, and further negative effects …

[HTML][HTML] The agony of partner choice: The effect of excessive partner availability on fear of being single, self-esteem, and partner choice overload

MF Thomas, A Binder, J Matthes - Computers in Human Behavior, 2022 - Elsevier
Dating apps advertise with high availability of potential partners because users seem to
prefer extensive choice. However, on the basis of consumer decision making research, we …

The psychological influence of dating app matches: The more matches the merrier?

MF Thomas, A Binder, J Matthes - new media & society, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Swipe-based dating apps characteristically provide quantitative social feedback in the form
of matches. Surveys suggest a link between dating app success and well-being, but the …

Burnt out and still single: Susceptibility to dating app burnout over time

LL Sharabi, PA Von Feldt, T Ha - New Media & Society, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Despite the ubiquity of dating apps, there is little longitudinal research examining the mental
health and well-being of dating app users. To fill this void, this study takes a social …

Exploring the impact of a 'confining'imaginary of user-recommendation systems on platform usage and relationship development among dating app users

J Hu - Behaviour & Information Technology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Algorithmic recommendation systems (ARM) on dating apps serve users with a personalised
feed of profiles from other users based on the inferred preferences of the user being served …

Exploring individuals' descriptive and injunctive norms of ghosting

DN Powell, G Freedman, B Le… - … Journal of Psychosocial …, 2022 - cyberpsychology.eu
In this project, we explored descriptive and injunctive norms of ghosting and whether norms
differed based on prior experiences with ghosting in romantic relationships. Ghosting is the …

[PDF][PDF] Finding love on a first data: Matching algorithms in online dating

LL Sharabi - Harvard Data Science Review, 2022 - assets.pubpub.org
Column Editor's Note: Dating apps and online matchmaking are now a commonplace way
for couples to meet and relationships to form. As human communications expert Liesel …

Microfinance for wives: Fresh insights obtained from a study of poor rural women in Pakistan

C Tisdell, S Ahmad, N Agha, J Steen… - Journal of Research in …, 2020 - ceeol.com
This article identifies why some poor rural women do or do not obtain micro-loans and
considers the economic effectiveness of these loans. It draws on primary data collected …

[HTML][HTML] The Problematic Online Dating Apps Use Scale (PODAUS): Development and evaluation of its psychometric properties

A Gori, E Topino, MD Griffiths - Addictive Behaviors Reports, 2024 - Elsevier
The internet has facilitated significant transformations in interpersonal interactions, and
offers new possibilities for finding romantic partners through the use of online dating apps …