Iluzija promiskuiteta na aplikacijama za upoznavanje partnera

master's thesis

• Title (english): The illusion of promiscuity on dating apps
• Author: Petar Vid Keserica
• Mentor: Darko Polšek (mentor)
• Committee member: Tanja Bukovčan (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Duško Petrović (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Darko Polšek (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2023, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Ethnology and Anthropology; Anthropology

Abstract

Aplikacije za upoznavanje partnera nastale su razvojem interneta i razvojem pametnih mobitela te su u kratkom roku postale jedan od najpopularnijih načina za pronalaženje potencijalnih partnera. Odnosno traženje romantičnih partnera, izvan društvenih krugova i susjedstva, preselilo se na internet odnosno aplikacije te to tržište danas se razvilo u industriju vrijednu milijardu dolara. Identificiranje čimbenika koji mogu povećati vjerojatnost pojedinca da pronađe partnera (a time možda i dobiju djecu) od velike je važnosti i na individualnoj i na društvenoj razini.
Najpoznatija aplikacija za upoznavanje potencijalnih partnera je Tinder. U radu se bavimo razlikama među spolovima na aplikacijama za upoznavanje partnera, motivima korištenja aplikacija, utjecajem obilja izbora na donošenje odluka.
U empirijskom dijelu rada istraživali smo motive korištenja aplikacija, razlike među spolovima u motivima korištenja, koji spol će češće inicirati razgovore na aplikacijama za upoznavanje, zatim koji su najvažniji kriteriji pri odabiru potencijalnih partnera te povećava li si broj seksualnih odnosa upotrebom aplikacija za upoznavanje partnera. Podaci su pokazali da je najčešći razlog za korištenje aplikacije za upoznavanje stvaranje dugoročnih odnosa, muškarci će češće inicirati razgovor na aplikacijama za upoznavanje, fizički izgled je najvažniji kriterij pri odabiru partnera te upotreba aplikacija za upoznavanje više u 50% slučajeva ne poveća broj seksualnih odnosa.
S obzirom na to da je uzorak specifičan i malen, teško je donositi opće zaključke, ali rad nudi podlogu za daljnja i podrobnija istraživanja na temu upoznavanja potencijalnih partnera preko interneta.

Abstract (english)

Dating apps were created with the development of the Internet and the development of smart mobile phones, and in a short period of time they became one of the most popular ways to find potential partners. The search for romantic partners, outside of social circles and neighborhoods moved to the Internet and applications, and today that market has developed into an industry worth a billion dollars. Identifying factors that can increase an individual's likelihood of finding a partner (and thus possibly having children) is of great importance at both the individual and societal levels.
The most popular application for meeting potential partners is Tinder. In this paper, we deal with the differences between the sexes on applications for meeting partners, the motives for using applications, the impact of the abundance of choices on decision-making. In the empirical part of the work, we investigated the motives for using applications, the differences between the sexes in the motives for use, which gender is more likely to initiate conversations on dating applications, what are the most important criteria when choosing potential partners, and was there an increased number of the of sexual relations using dating applications. The data showed that the most common reason for using a dating app is to create long-term relationships, men are more likely to initiate a conversation on dating apps, physical appearance is the most important criteria when choosing a partner, and the use of dating apps in more than 50% of cases does not increase the number of sexual relationships.
Given that the sample is specific and small, it is difficult to draw general conclusions, but the paper offers a basis for further and more detailed research on the subject of meeting potential partners via the Internet.

• Keywords: aplikacije za upoznavanje partnera; Tinder; inicijacija razgovora; motivi korištenja aplikacija za upoznavnje
• Keywords (english): Dating apps; Tinder; initiation of convesrestion; motives for using dating apps
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:922665
• Study programme: Title: Anthropology (double major); Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra antropologije (magistar/magistra antropologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2023-07-11 06:31:51