AI on dating apps: links between usage frequency, self-efficacy, self-esteem, and willingness to use AI

IF 9.9 2区管理学 Q1 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Telematics and Informatics Pub Date : 2026-10-01 Epub Date: 2026-09-12 DOI:10.1016/j.tele.2026.102460

Alice Binder, Anja Stevic, Jaroslava Kaňková, Jörg Matthes

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Abstract

Artificial Intelligence (AI) plays a crucial role in dating apps. Whereas impressions of matchmaking algorithms are already well understood, studies are missing that investigate the connections of these impressions on the willingness of dating app users to use AI themselves. This cross-sectional study with N = 693 young adults (16–27 years) investigates the relationship of the frequency of using dating apps with the self-efficacy of controlling the algorithms used on these apps and how this relationship is associated with the willingness to use AI for a) curation and communication, and/or b) risk and fraud detection. Furthermore, the role of self-esteem is examined. Results show that frequent use of dating apps is positively associated with self-efficacy, and self-efficacy is positively associated with using AI on dating apps. Especially for users with high levels of self-esteem, the relationship between frequency of dating app use and self-efficacy is high.

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约会应用上的人工智能：使用频率、自我效能、自尊和使用人工智能意愿之间的联系

人工智能（AI）在约会软件中扮演着至关重要的角色。尽管人们已经很好地理解了对配对算法的印象，但研究这些印象与约会应用程序用户自己使用人工智能的意愿之间的联系还缺乏。这项横断面研究调查了N = 693名年轻人（16-27岁）使用约会应用程序的频率与控制这些应用程序上使用的算法的自我效能之间的关系，以及这种关系与使用人工智能的意愿之间的关系：a)管理和沟通，和/或b)风险和欺诈检测。此外，自尊的作用进行了研究。结果表明，频繁使用约会软件与自我效能感呈正相关，而自我效能感与在约会软件上使用人工智能呈正相关。特别是对于自尊心高的用户来说，约会应用的使用频率与自我效能感之间的关系很高。

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Telematics and Informatics INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

CiteScore

17.00

自引率

4.70%

发文量

104

审稿时长

24 days

期刊介绍： Telematics and Informatics is an interdisciplinary journal that publishes cutting-edge theoretical and methodological research exploring the social, economic, geographic, political, and cultural impacts of digital technologies. It covers various application areas, such as smart cities, sensors, information fusion, digital society, IoT, cyber-physical technologies, privacy, knowledge management, distributed work, emergency response, mobile communications, health informatics, social media's psychosocial effects, ICT for sustainable development, blockchain, e-commerce, and e-government.