Serviços Personalizados
Journal
Artigo
Indicadores
Citado por SciELO
Acessos
Links relacionados
Citado por Google
Similares em SciELO
Similares em Google
Compartilhar
Palabra Clave
versão impressa ISSN 0122-8285versão On-line ISSN 2027-534X
Resumo
SEPULVEDA, Rita. Unmatching Dating Apps: Motives for Disconnection. Palabra Clave [online]. 2024, vol.27, n.1, e2713. Epub 01-Abr-2024. ISSN 0122-8285. https://doi.org/10.5294/pacla.2024.27.1.3.
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.
Palavras-chave : Dating apps; media ecology; app disconnection; media disconnection.