Do young dating app users and non-users differ in mating orientations?

Barrada, J.R. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Castro, Á. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Fernández del Río, E. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Ramos-Villagrasa, P.J. (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: In recent years, dating apps have changed the way people meet and communicate with potential romantic and/or sexual partners. There exists a stereotype considering that these apps are used only for casual sex, so those apps would not be an adequate resource to find a long-term relationship. The objective of this study was to analyze possible individual differences in the mating orientations (short-term vs. long-term) between users and non-users of dating apps. Participants were 902 single students from a mid-size Spanish university, of both sexes (63% female, and 37% male), aged between 18 and 26 years (M = 20.34, SD = 2.05), who completed a battery of online questionnaires. It was found that, whereas dating apps users had a higher short-term mating orientation than non-users (more frequent behavior, higher desire, and more positive attitude), there were no differences in the long-term orientation as a function of use/non-use. Considering this, dating apps are a resource with a strong presence of people interested on hooking-up while, simultaneously, not a bad (nor good) option for finding long-term love.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246350

Año: 2021

Publicado en: PLoS ONE 16, 2 February (2021), e0246350[11 pp]
ISSN: 1932-6203

Factor impacto JCR: 3.752 (2021)

Categ. JCR: MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES rank: 29 / 74 = 0.392 (2021) - Q2 - T2

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.852 - Multidisciplinary (Q1)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA-FSE/Building Europe from Aragon
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/S31-20D
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MCIU/PGC2018-097086-A-I00

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Psicología Social (Dpto. Psicología y Sociología)
Área (Departamento): Área Metod.Ciencias Comportam. (Dpto. Psicología y Sociología)