Russian-Language Adaptation of the Methodology of Diagnosing the Motives for Online Dating Servicesusage

Occupation: Senior Researcher at the Laboratory of Social and Economic Psychology
Affiliation: Institute of Psychology, Russian Academy of Sciences
Address: Russian Federation, Moscow

D. A. Shmidt

Occupation: Self-Employed Entrepreneur, Research Psychologist
Affiliation:
Address: Russian Federation, Moscow

T. Nestik

Occupation: head of the laboratory of social and economic psychology
Affiliation: Institute of Psychology, Russian Academy of Sciences
Address: Russian Federation, Moscow

Journal name

Psikhologicheskii zhurnal

Edition

Volume 44 Issue 2

Pages

75-88

Abstract

The article is devoted to the psychological aspects of online dating services usage and tools to study the motives of such services users. A theoretical analysis of Russian and foreign studies of online dating services users was carried out. The analysis showed that the general research interest is related to the personal characteristics of users and their self-presentation strategies in such services. Among foreign researchers, it is common to study the characteristics of sexual behavior and motivation of users as well as their perception of the confidentiality of data provided to such services. There were no Russian-language works on the problem of motives for online dating services using. Due to the lack of Russian-language tools the Tinder Motives Scale methodology developed by E. Timmermans, E. de Kaluwe was selected for adaptation. A Russian-language adaptation and verification of the psychometric properties of the technique was made on a sample of 3540 (2255 male, aged 18 to 60+). This allowed us to offer a valid and reliable, shortened (from 58 to 22 points) and modified Russian-language version of the methodology for diagnosing the motives for online dating services using. The scale “Material motivation” was added. Scales “Flirting / communication skills development”, “Travel” “Belonging to a group”, “Pressure of friends”, “Search for people with the same sexual orientation”, “Distraction from business” and “Curiosity” were not confirmed.

Keywords

online dating motivation, digital revolution, virtual reality, digital behavior, psychological aspects of digitalization

Acknowledgment

The study is carried out according to the State Task 0138-2021-0010 “Socio-psychological factors of individual and group behavior in the context of global changes”.

Publication date

29.03.2023

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32611

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MLA	Vorobieva, А. Е., Shmidt, D. A., Nestik, T. "Russian-Language Adaptation of the Methodology of Diagnosing the Motives for Online Dating Servicesusage." Psikhologicheskii zhurnal 44.2 (2023):75-88. DOI: 10.31857/S020595920024909-5
APA	Vorobieva А., Shmidt D., Nestik T. (2023). Russian-Language Adaptation of the Methodology of Diagnosing the Motives for Online Dating Servicesusage. Psikhologicheskii zhurnal 44(2), pp.75-88 DOI: 10.31857/S020595920024909-5

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