Online dating: predictors of problematic tinder use

BMC Psychology

Table 2 Bivariate correlations between the 25 categorical ordered/continuous independent variables and the participants’ Tinder problematic use

Variable categories / variables	r	95% CI
Variable categories / variables	r	Lower CI	Upper CI
Age	− 0.067	− 0.119	− 0.014
On Tinder looking for committed romantic partner	0.351	0.304	0.397
On Tinder looking for uncommitted sex partner	0.402	0.357	0.445
Number of “Matches”	0.072	0.020	0.125
Number of months using Tinder	0.050	− 0.003	0.102
Partner selectiveness on Tinder	− 0.271	− 0.319	− 0.222
Number of online contacts	0.440	0.396	0.481
Number of offline contacts	0.480	0.438	0.519
Satisfaction with Tinder use	0.345	0.297	0.390
Satisfaction with Tinder offline dates	− 0.074	− 0.126	− 0.022
Enhancement motive to use Tinder	0.554	0.516	0.589
Coping motive to use Tinder	0.623	0.589	0.654
Social motive to use Tinder	0.532	0.493	0.568
Anxious attachment style	0.305	0.256	0.352
Avoidant attachment style	0.166	0.114	0.217
Dyadic sexual desire	0.218	0.167	0.267
Solitary sexual desire	0.235	0.185	0.285
Negative urgency impulsivity	0.175	0.124	0.226
Positive urgency impulsivity	0.232	0.182	0.281
Lack of premeditation impulsivity	0.102	0.050	0.154
Lack of perseverance impulsivity	0.046	− 0.006	0.099
Sensation seeking impulsivity	0.171	0.120	0.222
Depressive mood	0.089	0.036	0.141
Loneliness	0.299	0.251	0.346
Self-esteem	0.077	0.024	0.129

N = number of participants, r = correlation coefficient; CI = confidence interval

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