Information Disclosure, Trust and Health Risks in Online Dating

Hallam, Lara; Walrave, Michel; Backer, Charlotte De

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“…When getting to know a partner (on-and offline), it is important that both partners feel sexually attracted to each other to obtain desired sexual/romantic goals (Hallam et al, 2018;Poulsen, Holman, Busby, & Caroll, 2013). Sexting may be one of the strategies emerging adults apply to evoke sexual interest and attraction among a potential partner on a dating app (Burkett, 2015).…”

Section: Dating Apps Sexting and Emerging Adultsmentioning

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“…For many emerging adults, the introduction of dating apps changed and potentially facilitated their interpersonal communication with potential romantic partners (Sumter, Vandenbosch, & Ligtenberg, 2017). Dating app communication differs from (1) offline communication as important social contextual cues are lacking (Hallam, Walrave, & De Backer, 2018) and from (2) communication through website-based dating services as potential partners are quickly selected based on spatial proximity .…”

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A Prototype Willingness Approach to the Relation Between Geo-social Dating Apps and Willingness to Sext with Dating App Matches

2020

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Despite voiced concerns about sexual online risk behaviors related to mobile dating, little is known about the relation between mobile dating and sexting. The current crosssectional study (N = 286) examined the relations between the use of geo-social dating apps and emerging adults' willingness to sext with a dating app match. By drawing on the prototype willingness model, both a reasoned path and a social reaction path are proposed to explain this link. As for the reasoned path, a structural equation model showed that more frequent dating app usage positively related to norm beliefs about peers' sexting behaviors with unknown dating app matches (i.e., descriptive norms), norm beliefs about peers' approval of sexting with matches (i.e., subjective norms), and negatively related to perceptions of danger to sext with matches (i.e., risk attitude). In turn, descriptive norms positively and risk attitudes negatively associated to individuals' own willingness to sext with someone they had met through a dating app. As for the social reaction path, it was found that more frequent dating app usage positively related to emerging adults' favorable evaluations of a prototype person who sexts with unknown dating app matches (i.e., prototype perceptions). The analyses further revealed that such prototype perceptions positively linked with emerging adults' own willingness to sext with a match. These results were similar among women and men and help explain why individuals may be willing to engage in sexting behavior with unknown others.

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Section: Dating Apps Sexting and Emerging Adultsmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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A Prototype Willingness Approach to the Relation Between Geo-social Dating Apps and Willingness to Sext with Dating App Matches

2020

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“…As stated by McWilliams and Barrett (2014), control is a major issue during computer-mediated communication and for female users, being able to control with whom they communicate with, is empowering. There are risks and uncertainties associated to online dating (Hallam, Walrave, & De Backer, 2018) and Bumble appears to provide relevant functionalities (e.g., un-matching), to enable female users to control and avoid risky situations.…”

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“…The need to "screen potential matches" could be perceived as a form of uncertainty reduction mechanism, which is driven by privacy-related concerns (i.e., personal security, misrepresentation, and recognition) and self-efficacy (Gibbs, Ellison, & Lai, 2011;Hallam et al, 2018). Risks related to privacy are inherent in online dating.…”

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“…As other mobile dating applications operate similarly, female users would also need to screen potential matches on other platforms. This, together with the pressure to disclose personal information in order to increase their chances of forming romantic relationships, leads to such uncertainty reduction behaviors (Gibbs et al, 2011;Hallam et al, 2018).…”

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Ladies First: The Influence of Mobile Dating Applications on the Psychological Empowerment of Female Users

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Tabo

2018

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Aim/Purpose: This study was undertaken to shed light on how the use of a heteronormative mobile dating application creates an environment to promote psychological empowerment among female users within the online dating scene. The study focused on a mobile dating application which specifically challenges traditional gender roles, namely Bumble. Background: Mobile dating applications have become an increasingly popular medium for people to meet potential partners. However, users’ pre-existing social norms and biases inform how they communicate on these platforms, and stereotyped judgment about women perpetuates ideologies which continue to oppress them within the cyber world. Despite this, very little research has investigated the experiences of female users of mobile dating applications. Methodology: The study was qualitative in nature, and 10 semi-structured interviews of female Bumble users were conducted. The data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Contribution: The study contributes to knowledge by highlighting how key features of mobile dating applications influence various aspects of psychological empowerment as articulated in the findings. Findings: The findings show that the Bumble application supports Intrapersonal variables of Psychological Empowerment of female users relative to Domain Specific Perceived Control and Self-Efficacy, Motivation to Control and Perceived Competence. However, Domain Specific Perceived Control can also be negatively impacted due to self-doubt when female users receive little to no matches. Interactional variables of psychological empowerment are also supported, as Bumble allows female users to be critically aware of the need to screen potential partners, understand relevant causal agents, develop skills relative to initiating conversations and mobilize resources. However, Bumble is not effective in supporting behavioral variables of psychological empowerment because of limitations in the tool’s functionality and the behavior of the people interacting on the platform. Recommendations for Practitioners: The findings are important as they suggest the need to enhance the features available to female users in order to better suit their needs and desire to take control of their lives in the context of dating and/or friendship. Recommendation for Researchers: The findings reveal the need for a change of perceptions and attitudes on the part of some users to create a safer and more considerate virtual dating space, to truly achieve psychological empowerment. Future Research: More research is required on how male and female users domesticate mobile dating applications and how the use of these applications influence their daily lives from a socio-cultural point of view.

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Enhancing User Privacy Through Ephemeral Sharing Design: Experimental Evidence from Online Dating

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Xu,

Huang

et al. 2024

Information Systems Research

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In the dynamic world of online dating, a key challenge faced by platforms is the cold-start problem, where newly matched users are hesitant to engage due to privacy concerns. Our solution, ephemeral sharing, addresses this by balancing privacy with the need for personal information sharing. This feature allows personal photos to disappear and become untraceable soon after being viewed, reassuring users about their privacy. We conducted a large-scale randomized experiment with more than 70,000 users to evaluate the impact of ephemeral sharing. The results are compelling: users who could share ephemeral photos were more likely to send personal images alongside with their matching request, especially those with human faces, leading to more matches and higher engagement. Significantly, this effect was more pronounced among users who are more sensitive to their privacy. Furthermore, ephemeral sharing was found to reduce users’ concerns related to data collection, dissemination, and identity misuse, thereby increasing the willingness to share personal information. This approach not only enhances user privacy but also stimulates more active engagement on the platform. For dating platforms and similar platforms, adopting ephemeral sharing can revolutionize user experience. It provides a strategic advantage by boosting user personal information sharing and enhancing privacy, crucial for maintaining meaningful communication in online dating. This feature represents a significant step forward in designing user-centric, privacy-conscious platforms.

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Information Disclosure, Trust and Health Risks in Online Dating

Cited by 4 publications

References 56 publications

A Prototype Willingness Approach to the Relation Between Geo-social Dating Apps and Willingness to Sext with Dating App Matches

A Prototype Willingness Approach to the Relation Between Geo-social Dating Apps and Willingness to Sext with Dating App Matches

Ladies First: The Influence of Mobile Dating Applications on the Psychological Empowerment of Female Users

Enhancing User Privacy Through Ephemeral Sharing Design: Experimental Evidence from Online Dating

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