Titre
Willingness to Pay for a Dating App: Psychological Correlates.
Type
article
Institution
UNIL/CHUV/Unisanté + institutions partenaires
Auteur(s)
Rochat, L.
Auteure/Auteur
Orita, E.
Auteure/Auteur
Jeannot, E.
Auteure/Auteur
Achab, S.
Auteure/Auteur
Khazaal, Y.
Auteure/Auteur
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ISSN
1660-4601
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2023-01-24
Volume
20
Numéro
3
Première page
2101
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: epublish
Publication Status: epublish
Résumé
The smartphone dating app, Tinder, has become hugely popular in recent years. Although most people use a free version of the app, some pay for an augmented version to improve their experience. However, there is little evidence of the association between the willingness to pay for a dating app such as Tinder and users' psychological characteristics. This study thus aims to compare Tinder paying versus non-paying users in terms of their pattern of use, excessive use of Tinder, motives for using Tinder, impulsivity traits, depressive mood, and sociodemographic variables, as well as to examine which variables best predict group membership. A total of 1159 Tinder users participated in an online survey. Group comparisons indicated that payers were more frequently male, reported greater motives for using Tinder than non-payers, and differed in their pattern of use compared with non-payers. Impulsivity traits did not significantly differ between the two groups. Being male and reporting greater motives for Tinder use significantly predicted being a payer. These findings provide insights into the processes that stimulate users' greater consumption of online dating apps, such as reinforcement mechanisms and reward sensitivity.
PID Serval
serval:BIB_9BF376D30FE2
PMID
Open Access
Oui
Date de création
2023-03-03T13:40:40.856Z
Date de création dans IRIS
2025-05-21T00:08:08Z
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Nom
ijerph-20-02101.pdf
Version du manuscrit
published
Licence
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Taille
333.82 KB
Format
Adobe PDF
PID Serval
serval:BIB_9BF376D30FE2.P001
URN
urn:nbn:ch:serval-BIB_9BF376D30FE25
Somme de contrôle
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