Table 2 Motivations, dating app relationships and usage characteristics
Characteristics | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Dating app use (N = 862) | 448 (52.0%) |
Dating app use at festivals (N = 432) | 146 (33.8%) |
Reasons for not using dating apps (N = 405) |  |
In a relationship | 249 (61.5%) |
Prefer to meet people off apps | 148 (36.5%) |
Not dating | 14 (3.5%) |
Don’t like dating apps | 13 (3.2%) |
Reasons for using dating apps | Reasons in general (N = 437) | At music festivals (N = 145) |
|---|---|---|
Boredom | 261 (59.7%) | 75 (51.7%) |
Casual sex | 197 (45.1%) | 81 (55.9%) |
Casual dating | 187 (42.8%) | 21 (14.5%) |
Self-confidence boost | 146 (33.4%) | 33 (22.8%) |
To find a long-term relationship | 94 (21.5%) | 11 (7.6%) |
To make friends | 71 (16.2%) | 60 (41.4%) |
Other | 6 (1.4%) | 4 (2.8%) |
Dating apps used (N = 444) |  |  |
Tinder | 431 (97.1%) | Â |
Bumble | 181 (40.1%) | Â |
Hinge | 38 (8.6%) | Â |
Grindr | 14 (3.2%) | Â |
Plenty of fish | 12 (2.7%) | Â |
OkCupid | 5 (1.1%) | Â |
Happn | 8(1.8%) | Â |
Coffee meets bagel | 2 (0.5%) | Â |
Eharmony | 4 (0.9%) | Â |
RSVP | 0 (0.0%) | Â |
Zoosk | 0 (0.0) | Â |
Period of dating app usage (N = 438) |  |  |
Under 6Â months | 90 (20.5%) | Â |
6–12 months | 76 (17.4%) |  |
1–2 years | 126 (28.8%) |  |
More than 2Â years | 146 (33.3%) | Â |
Sexual partners met via dating app (N = 442) |  |  |
None | 226 (51.1%) | Â |
Less than half | 55 (12.4%) | Â |
More than half | 128 (29.0%) | Â |
All | 33 (7.5%) | Â |
People met face-to-face from dating app (N = 444) [Mean, Median (Min, Max)] | 4.52, 2 (0, 50) |  |
Number of long-term relationships (N = 444) [Mean, Median (Min, Max)] | 0.37, 0 (0, 12) |  |
Specified radius (km) on dating apps (N = 444) [Mean, Median (Min, Max)] | 41.91, 30 (1, 1000) |  |