Title
Looking for the right swipe: Gender differences in self-presentation on tinder profiles
Date Issued
01 January 2019
Access level
open access
Resource Type
research article
Author(s)
Ingram G.P.D.
Enciso M.I.
Eraso N.
Garcia M.J.
Publisher(s)
Interactive Media Institute
Abstract
Tinder has become a popular online dating tool for people looking for either short-or long-term relationships. In this study we build on existing research on gender differences in the motivations of Tinder users, by analyzing gender differences in self-presentation. We predicted that women would try to attract men to right-swipe (i.e., potentially match) their profiles through largely visual means; while men would put more emphasis on showing off their skills and interests. In a sample of 300 randomly obtained Tinder profiles (150 heterosexual females and 150 heterosexual males), half from Colombia and half from the USA, we found mixed support for our hypotheses. There was no significant difference between numbers of photos uploaded by women and men, but certain types of photos were unique to one gender. Links to other social networks did not differ much between genders; however, men tended to include more textual information in their profiles.
Start page
149
End page
152
Volume
17
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Psicología (incluye relaciones hombre-máquina)
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85088227830
Source
Annual Review of CyberTherapy and Telemedicine
Resource of which it is part
Annual Review of CyberTherapy and Telemedicine
ISSN of the container
15548716
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