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Communication in a Technologically Mediated Hookup Culture: Experiences and Expectation Fulfillment of Mobile Dating and Hookup App Users

Helm, Brenna M.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou15658889167874

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2019, Master of Arts (MA), Ohio University, Sociology (Arts and Sciences).
In this study, I investigate how mobile dating and hookup app user attributes, attitudes, and communication tactics influence the degree to which their expectations are fulfilled and the overall positivity of their match experience. The findings show gender differences in predicting expectation fulfillment and positive experience ratings. For men, viewing mobile dating and hookup apps as enabling more control over user experiences leads to less expectation fulfillment, while being a passive communicator predicts greater fulfillment and positive experiences with matches. For women, expectations of dating, having conversations about expectations, and viewing these apps as entities for controlling their experience are all predictors of expectation fulfillment and positive experience. These findings indicate that mobile dating and hookup apps are utilized and navigated in more complex ways than presented by broader cultural narratives, as individual user attitudes and communication strongly influence the way they are perceived by other users and their subsequent experience. This study concludes with a discussion of limitations, future directions, and implications of the findings.
Vander Ven Thomas, PhD (Advisor)
Mattley Christine , PhD (Committee Member)
Welser Howard, PhD (Committee Member)
66 p.
Sociology
fulfillment; hookup; hookup apps; dating apps; expectation; communication

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  • Helm, B. M. (2019). Communication in a Technologically Mediated Hookup Culture: Experiences and Expectation Fulfillment of Mobile Dating and Hookup App Users [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou15658889167874

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Helm, Brenna. Communication in a Technologically Mediated Hookup Culture: Experiences and Expectation Fulfillment of Mobile Dating and Hookup App Users. 2019. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou15658889167874.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Helm, Brenna. "Communication in a Technologically Mediated Hookup Culture: Experiences and Expectation Fulfillment of Mobile Dating and Hookup App Users." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou15658889167874

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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