School for Mass Communication Research, Faculty of Social Sciences, KU Leuven, Parkstraat 45, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.
Research Foundation Flanders (FWO-Vlaanderen), Brussels, Belgium.
Arch Sex Behav. 2022 Aug;51(6):2969-3020. doi: 10.1007/s10508-022-02312-9. Epub 2022 Jul 5.
Mobile dating applications (MDAs) have become commonly used tools to seek out dating and sexual partners online. The current review aimed to systematically synthesize empirical findings in 72 quantitative studies on mobile dating, published in ISI-ranked journals between 2014 and 2020. This review focused on summarizing different approaches toward mobile dating, identity features of quantitative research on mobile dating, and hypothesized antecedents and outcomes of mobile dating. Our findings showed, first, that the literature diverges in how mobile dating is operationalized. Second, quantitative research on mobile dating predominantly consists of cross-sectional studies that draw on theoretical insights from multiple disciplines. Third, a variety of traits and sociodemographics were associated with MDA use. In particular, using MDAs for (1) relational goals related to being male, non-heterosexual, higher levels of sociosexuality, sensation seeking, extraversion, and holding more positive peer norms about using MDAs for relational goals; (2) intrapersonal goals related to being female and having more socially impairing traits; and (3) entertainment goals related to having higher levels of sociosexuality, sensation seeking, and antisocial traits. Outcomes significantly associated with general use of MDAs were scoring higher on sexual permissiveness and on engaging in casual (unprotected) sexual intercourse, as well as having higher risk at nonconsensual sex. MDA use was also connected with increased psychological distress and body dissatisfaction. Shortcomings of the existing research approaches and measures are discussed and six methodological and theoretical recommendations for future research are provided.
移动约会应用程序（MDAs）已成为在线寻找约会和性伴侣的常用工具。本综述旨在系统地综合 2014 年至 2020 年间在 ISI 排名期刊上发表的 72 项关于移动约会的定量研究的实证发现。本综述重点总结了移动约会的不同方法、移动约会定量研究的身份特征，以及移动约会的假设前提和结果。我们的研究结果表明，首先，文献在如何操作移动约会方面存在分歧。其次，移动约会的定量研究主要由横断面研究组成，这些研究借鉴了多个学科的理论见解。第三，各种特征和社会人口统计学因素与 MDA 使用相关。特别是，使用 MDAs 用于（1）与男性、非异性恋、更高的社交开放性、寻求刺激、外向和对使用 MDAs 用于关系目标持有更积极的同伴规范有关的关系目标；（2）与女性和具有更多社交障碍特征有关的内在目标；以及（3）与更高的社交开放性、寻求刺激和反社会特征有关的娱乐目标。与 MDA 一般使用显著相关的结果是在性行为许可和随意（无保护）性行为方面得分更高，以及在非自愿性行为方面风险更高。MDA 使用还与心理困扰和身体不满增加有关。讨论了现有研究方法和措施的缺点，并为未来的研究提供了六个方法学和理论建议。
