Unmatching Dating Apps: Motives for Disconnection

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2024-04-01 DOI:10.5294/pacla.2024.27.1.3

Rita Sepúlveda

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Abstract

This work explores the motives for online daters to disconnect from dating apps. It draws on two studies: Study 1, an online survey (n = 349) aimed at (past) online dating users (44.7 % female, 91 % heterosexuals), and Study 2, a qualitative one based on semi-structured interviews (n = 20) with (past) online dating users aged 21–45. Quantitative analysis was carried out on survey results to obtain frequencies, and a thematic analysis was applied to explore the survey’s open-ended questions and interviews. As both our quantitative and qualitative analyses reveal, individuals disconnect from dating apps due to five main reasons: users’ experiences, app features, users’ well-being, privacy concerns, and life transitions. Motives for disconnection can be cumulative and can change over time. The motives also reflect the meaning of dating apps through how they are appropriated and incorporated into everyday activities. Although disconnection reflects the ambivalent relationship of users with dating apps, they are aware of the possibility of reconnecting whenever they want or need to.

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不匹配的约会应用程序：断绝联系的动机

本作品探讨了在线约会者断开约会应用程序的动机。它借鉴了两项研究：研究 1 是一项针对（过去）在线约会用户（44.7% 为女性，91% 为异性恋者）的在线调查（n = 349），研究 2 是一项基于半结构式访谈的定性研究（n = 20），访谈对象为 21-45 岁的（过去）在线约会用户。我们对调查结果进行了定量分析，以获得频率，并对调查中的开放式问题和访谈进行了主题分析。正如我们的定量和定性分析所揭示的那样，个人脱离约会应用程序主要有五个原因：用户体验、应用程序功能、用户福祉、隐私问题和生活转变。断开连接的动机会随着时间的推移而不断累积和变化。这些动机也反映了约会应用程序的意义，即它们是如何被利用并融入日常活动的。虽然断开连接反映了用户与交友应用程序之间的矛盾关系，但他们也意识到，只要他们愿意或需要，随时都有可能重新建立联系。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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