Gori Alessio, Topino Eleonora, Griffiths Mark D
Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Via di San Salvi 12, Pad. 26, 50135 Florence, Italy.
Integrated Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Institute (IPPI), via Ricasoli 32, 50122 Florence, Italy.
Addict Behav Rep. 2024 Feb 4;19:100533. doi: 10.1016/j.abrep.2024.100533. eCollection 2024 Jun.
The internet has facilitated significant transformations in interpersonal interactions, and offers new possibilities for finding romantic partners through the use of online dating apps. However, as with other technology-based tools, some individuals can develop problematic patterns of dating apps use, exhibiting symptoms resembling addiction. Consequently, the aim of the present study was the development of a new psychometric instrument to assess problematic dating apps use, the Problematic Online Dating Apps Use Scale (PODAUS), and the examination of its psychometric properties. The sample comprised 384 participants (254 females and 130 males; =25.90 years; =5.21) who used dating apps daily. They completed an online survey including the PODAUS, Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale, Cyber Pornography Addiction Test, Love Addiction Inventory-Short-Form, and Ten-Item Personality Inventory. The PODAUS showed a one-factor structure with good indications of validity, reliability, and gender measurement invariance. Problematic online dating apps use was significantly associated with problematic social media use, problematic cyberpornography use, love addiction, and three personality traits (i.e., agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness). The PODAUS is a new and succinct self-report measure that assesses problematic dating apps use, and can be easily used in both research and clinical practice.
互联网极大地改变了人际互动方式，并为通过在线约会应用程序寻找恋爱伴侣提供了新的可能性。然而，与其他基于技术的工具一样，一些人在使用约会应用程序时可能会形成不良模式，表现出类似成瘾的症状。因此，本研究的目的是开发一种新的心理测量工具，即问题在线约会应用程序使用量表（PODAUS），并检验其心理测量特性。样本包括384名每天使用约会应用程序的参与者（254名女性和130名男性；平均年龄=25.90岁；标准差=5.21）。他们完成了一项在线调查，包括PODAUS、卑尔根社交媒体成瘾量表、网络色情成瘾测试、爱情成瘾量表简版和十项人格量表。PODAUS呈现出单因素结构，在效度、信度和性别测量不变性方面有良好表现。问题在线约会应用程序的使用与问题社交媒体使用、问题网络色情使用、爱情成瘾以及三种人格特质（即宜人性、尽责性和开放性）显著相关。PODAUS是一种新的、简洁的自我报告测量工具，用于评估问题约会应用程序的使用情况，可轻松应用于研究和临床实践。
