1. The effect of dating apps on people’s dating behaviors
Anna Bryszkowska

2. New era of Internet brings new social solutions, such as online dating
New era of Internet brings new social solutions, such as online dating. We can find plenty of dating websites on Internet, although they are slowly being pushed out by numerous dating applications such as Tinder, Grindr or Happn. Because of their popularity, they seem bust dating scene exponentially and make everything faster and easier. They differ from each other but their main purpose is to link you with the people around wherever you are right now. After creating your profile, user is ready to find his match. Within one minute one user is able to check dozen of profiles and say yes or no to them. If you already joined the dating app, your motivation is obvious, you want to find a date, you can also clarify what are you looking for on your profile. That saves a lot of time comparing to traditional dating, like meeting someone at the bar. Some apps are designed for special groups of people. Grindr for example is a dating app for gay people. It solves homosexual people problem of figuring out one’s crush sexual orientation. The other factor busting dating scene is that using apps is so easy and accessible. Our smartphones are like our hand extension and we can check our dating app, which is linked to GPS, wherever and whenever we want. What are the consequences of popularity of dating apps on people’s dating behaviors?
Introduction

3. The study is focused on the influence of using dating apps on users dating behaviors
Research Idea

4. Hyp. No.1: Users of dating apps will go for dates more often
Hyp. No.2: Users of dating apps will more likely have one night stands
Hyp. No.3: Users of dating apps will put less effort in maintain contact with his/ her date, knowing that there is lots of more potential partners available on the app
Hyp. No.4: Users of dating apps will spent a lot of time carving their profiles to increase their dating chances
Research Hypothesis

5. Research Design Casual Design
Measurement of impact of using dating apps on dating norms
Research Design

6. Survey
Research Method

7. Measurements Dates frequency
Number of one night stands within 6 month period
Number of dates with the same Tinder date
Tendency of expression of one’s expectation on the first date
Tendency to lie on the profile
Time spent on creating the profile
Measurements

8. Theoretical Framework
Framing
Since the first move on date is happening online, the successful match depends on user’s profile. Users will carefully frame his/her image to attract potential partner.
Theoretical Framework

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