The Tinder™ stamp: Perceived trustworthiness of online daters and its persistence in neutral contexts

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Highlights:

• Five studies explored how users of online dating platforms are perceived by others.

• Participants rated the trustworthiness of Tinder, Parship and Facebook users.

• Tinder users were perceived as less trustworthy than the other two groups.

• In rapid presentation of online dating profiles, Tinder and Parship did not differ.

• The effect is diluted with increased intervals after first encountering the targets.

摘要

•Five studies explored how users of online dating platforms are perceived by others.•Participants rated the trustworthiness of Tinder, Parship and Facebook users.•Tinder users were perceived as less trustworthy than the other two groups.•In rapid presentation of online dating profiles, Tinder and Parship did not differ.•The effect is diluted with increased intervals after first encountering the targets.

论文关键词:Trustworthiness,Social media,Online dating,Impression formation

论文评审过程:Received 4 July 2018, Revised 17 December 2018, Accepted 28 December 2018, Available online 4 January 2019, Version of Record 8 January 2019.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2018.12.041