The Association between Dating Apps and Alcohol Consumption in an Italian Sample of Active Users, Former Users, and Non-Users
| Autor: | Carlo Foresta, Merylin Monaro, Luca Flesia, Valentina Fietta |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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050103 clinical psychology
casual sex Demographics alcohol consumption Population smartphone applications Social Sciences Sample (statistics) Non users 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine motives mental disorders 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Multiple logistic regression analysis 030212 general & internal medicine Association (psychology) education Consumption (economics) education.field_of_study 05 social sciences mobile dating apps General Social Sciences Psychology Alcohol consumption Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Social Sciences Volume 10 Issue 7 Social Sciences, Vol 10, Iss 249, p 249 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2076-0760 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/socsci10070249 |
| Popis: | To date, the relationship between alcohol use and dating app use has been investigated mostly in conjunction with sexual activities and in homosexual men. For this reason, the aim of this study was to explore the association between dating app use and alcohol consumption among the general population. A cross-sectional study was conducted including app users, non-users, and former users: 1278 respondents completed an online ad hoc questionnaire assessing dating app use, motivations for installing dating apps, alcohol use, and demographics. Multiple logistic regression analysis was run to investigate the association between dating app use, demographic features, and alcohol consumption. Whereas educational level, age, and gender significantly contributed to the regular consumption of alcohol, dating app use did not account for a significant amount of variance between regular and not regular drinkers. However, people who installed and used dating apps with the motivation of searching for sexual partners were more likely to be regular drinkers. Among the active users, heavy app users were less likely to drink regularly. The study indicates that underlying factors (sexual aspects, motives for using the apps) and the intensity of using the apps may mediate the relationship between dating app use and alcohol use. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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