Table 1.
Means and standard deviations for age, proportions for gender and sexual orientation, and significance testing according to Tinder use.
| Nonusers | Users | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proportion | χ2 | p | V | ||
| Gender | 6.60 | 0.010 | 0.07 | ||
| Women | 0.87 | 0.13 | |||
| Men | 0.81 | 0.19 | |||
| Sexual orientation | 39.63 | <0.001 | 0.18 | ||
| Sexual minority | 0.75 | 0.25 | |||
| Heterosexual | 0.89 | 0.11 | |||
| Mean (Standard Deviation) | t | p | d | ||
| Age | 20.46 (2.01) | 21.40 (2.03) | 5.72 | <0.001 | 0.46 |
| PANAS Negative | 21.80 (6.71) | 22.89 (7.47) | 1.96 | 0.050 | 0.16 |
| PANAS Positive | 34.49 (6.52) | 35.53 (5.86) | 1.99 | 0.047 | 0.16 |
| MBSRQ | 25.01 (6.35) | 24.71 (6.53) | −0.59 | 0.557 | −0.05 |
| SSS Sexual Partner | 18.80 (4.01) | 19.28 (4.20) | 1.45 | 0.148 | 0.12 |
| SSS Dissatisfaction | 9.69 (5.10) | 11.25 (5.49) | 3.73 | <0.001 | 0.30 |
| SSS Preoccupation | 8.52 (4.13) | 10.20 (5.01) | 4.87 | <0.001 | 0.40 |
| SOI-R Behavior | 7.84 (5.27) | 12.43 (6.95) | 10.20 | <0.001 | 0.83 |
| SOI-R Attitude | 17.48 (6.80) | 20.35 (5.85) | 5.30 | <0.001 | 0.43 |
| SOI-R Desire | 9.78 (5.30) | 13.28 (5.60) | 8.06 | <0.001 | 0.66 |
| CNAS | 29.42 (10.19) | 33.35 (11.05) | 4.68 | <0.001 | 0.38 |
Nonusers: participants reported having never used Tinder. Users: participants reported having ever used Tinder. d = Cohen’s d. V = Cramer’s V Age, measured in years. Proportions by row. PANAS = Positive and Negative Affect Schedule. MBSRQ = Appearance Evaluation Scale of the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire-Appearance Scales. SSS = Short version of the Sexuality Scale. SOI-R = Sociosexual Orientation Inventory-Revised. CNAS = Consensual Nonmonogamy Attitude Scale. Sexual Partner = self-esteem as a sexual partner. Dissatisfaction = dissatisfaction with sexual life. Preoccupation = preoccupation with sex.