Who is dating and gaming online? Categorizing, profiling, and predicting online daters and garners

摘要

This analysis of U.S.-based survey data from the Pew Research Center profiles and categorizes online daters and garners to determine the factors predicting whether an individual has experience of online dating or gaming. The profiles of online daters and gamers show sociodemographic differences by user type (both daters and garners, daters only, garners only, and neither daters nor garners). Attitudinal differences are also identified across those user types and sociodemographic categories. The binary logistic regression analysis found that positive and negative attitudes about online dating and gaming exert a significant influence on whether an individual has experience with either. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.