1 Institute of Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) , Budapest, Hungary.
2 Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology, Hungarian Research Centre for Natural Sciences , Budapest, Hungary.
J Behav Addict. 2018 Jun 1;7(2):301-316. doi: 10.1556/2006.7.2018.21. Epub 2018 Apr 12.
Background and aims Tinder is a geo-located online dating application, which is present in almost 200 countries and has 10 million daily users. The aim of the present research was to investigate the motivational, personality, and basic psychological need-related background of problematic Tinder use. Methods After qualitative pretest and item construction, in Study 1 (N = 414), confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to corroborate the different motivational factors behind Tinder use. In Study 2 (N = 346), the associations between Big Five traits, Tinder motivations, and problematic Tinder use were examined with structural equation modeling (SEM). In Study 3 (N = 298), the potential role of general self-esteem, relatedness need satisfaction, and frustration in relation to Tinder-use motivations and problematic Tinder use was examined with SEM. Results In Study 1, a 16-item first-order factor structure was identified with four motivational factors, such as sex, love, self-esteem enhancement, and boredom. In Study 2, problematic Tinder use was mainly related to using Tinder for self-esteem enhancement. The Big Five personality factors were only weakly related to the four motivations and to problematic Tinder use. Counterintuitively, Study 3 showed that instead of global self-esteem, relatedness need frustration was the strongest predictor of self-esteem enhancement Tinder-use motivation which, in turn, was the strongest predictor of problematic Tinder use. Discussion Four motivational factors were identified as predictors of problematic use with need frustration being a relevant background variable instead of general personality traits.
背景与目的 Tinder 是一款基于地理位置的在线约会应用程序，它在近 200 个国家都有应用，拥有 1000 万日活跃用户。本研究旨在探究与问题性 Tinder 使用相关的动机、人格和基本心理需求背景。
方法 在定性预测试和项目构建之后，在研究 1（N=414）中，进行验证性因素分析以证实 Tinder 使用背后的不同动机因素。在研究 2（N=346）中，使用结构方程模型（SEM）检验大五人格特质、Tinder 动机与问题性 Tinder 使用之间的关联。在研究 3（N=298）中，使用 SEM 检验一般自尊、关系需求满足感和挫折感与 Tinder 使用动机和问题性 Tinder 使用之间的潜在关系。
结果 在研究 1 中，确定了一个由四个动机因素组成的 16 项一阶因素结构，分别是性、爱、自尊提升和无聊。在研究 2 中，问题性 Tinder 使用主要与使用 Tinder 来提升自尊有关。大五人格因素仅与四个动机和问题性 Tinder 使用弱相关。出乎意料的是，研究 3 表明，不是整体自尊，而是关系需求挫折感是自尊提升的 Tinder 使用动机的最强预测因素，而后者又是问题性 Tinder 使用的最强预测因素。
讨论 确定了四个动机因素作为问题性使用的预测因素，而需求挫折感是一个相关的背景变量，而不是一般人格特质。
