The MPM (Shafer et al., 2013; Steele and Brown, 1995), coupled with literary works on gender socialization (Tolman et al., 2003) and intimate identification (e.g. Gobrogge et al., 2007), predicts that sex identity and orientation that is sexual lead to variations in use of dating apps, since well as users’ underlying motivations. We consider each below.

Sex

Guys are generally speaking socialized toward valuing, being involved with numerous intimate relationships, and playing a role that is active intimate encounters, while women can be likely to value a far more passive sexual role and also to spend money on committed relationships (Tolman et al., 2003). Continue reading Demographic antecedents of dating use that is app motivations →