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Tinder: kärlekens omvandling?: En kvalitativ studie om konsekvenserna kring den digitala dejtingkulturen
University of Skövde, School of Health Sciences.
University of Skövde, School of Health Sciences.
2024 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Tinder: the transformation of love? : A qualitative study on the consequences of digital dating culture (English)
Abstract [sv]

Att dejta idag är annorlunda från hur det var för 12 år sedan. I takt med den ökade digitaliseringen har dejtingappar så som Tinder blivit allt vanligare och en av de största plattformarna för digital dejting. Tinders utformning bygger på en spelifierad swipefunkton där användarna genom bilder och textbeskrivning väljer vem de vill träffa. Syftet med denna studie är att problematisera huruvida dejtingappar haft en inverkan på relationsskapande och intimitet sedan Tinders introduktion på marknaden i ett senmodernt samhälle. Genom en kvalitativ studie utfördes 10 semistrukturerade intervjuer med Tinderanvändare i åldrarna 20-45. Materialet analyserades med hjälp av socialpsykologiska teorier med utgångspunkt i Giddens (1995) teorier om intimitet och relationsskapande. Utifrån en kritisk samhällsvetenskaplig metod analyserades materialet med hjälp av en reflexiv analys där resultatet visade att intimitet och relationer till stor del påverkats av Tinders uppkomst och är under en omvandling. Vi fann bland annat att det stora utbudet skapar komplikationer att finna kärleken samt att identiteten vi skapar online inte alltid är representativ för vår offline-identitet, vilket ytterligare försvårar dejtandet i det digitala senmoderna samhället.

Abstract [en]

Dating today is different from 12 years ago. With the increased digitalization, dating apps such as Tinder have become increasingly common and one of the largest platforms for digital dating. Tinder's design is based on a gamified swipe function where users choose who they want to meet through pictures and text descriptions. The purpose of this study is to problematize whether dating apps have a negative impact in creating relationships and intimacy since Tinder's introduction to the market in a late modernity. Through a qualitative study, 10 semi-structured interviews were conducted with Tinder users aged 20-45. The material was analyzed using social psychological theories based on Giddens (1995) theories of intimacy and creating relationships. Using a critical approach, the material was analyzed using reflexive analysis, with the results showing that intimacy and relationships have been greatly influenced by the emergence of Tinder and are undergoing a transformation. We found, among other things, that the vast selection creates complications in finding love and that the identity we create online is not always representative of our offline identity, further complicating dating in the digital late modern society. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2024. , p. 48
Keywords [en]
Tinder, online/offline identity, impression management, relationships, intimacy, paradox of choice, commodification
Keywords [sv]
Tinder, online/offline-identitet, intrycksstyrning, relationsskapande, intimitet, valfrihetens paradox, kommodifiering
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Sociology (Excluding Social Work, Social Anthropology, Demography and Criminology)
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URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-24155OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-24155DiVA, id: diva2:1881318
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Social Psychology
Educational program
Social Psychology - Study Programme
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Available from: 2024-07-03 Created: 2024-07-03 Last updated: 2025-09-29Bibliographically approved

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