Dating-Apps sind zum Anlaufpunkt für den Beginn einer Romanze geworden, doch neue Forschungsergebnisse zeigen, dass sie das Körperbild schädigen und zu Ängsten führen können. Über 85 % der untersuchten Studien stellten erhebliche negative Auswirkungen der Nutzung von Dating-Apps auf das Körperbild fest, und fast die Hälfte berichtete über negative Auswirkungen auf die psychische Gesundheit und das Wohlbefinden.
https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/dating-app-popularity-for-finding-a-summer-romance-comes-with-body-image-risks
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I’ve linked to the news release in the post above. In this comment, for those interested, here’s the link to the peer reviewed journal article:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563224003832
Highlights
– Dating app use has adverse implications for body image, mental health and wellbeing.
– 86% of studies reported negative impacts of dating app use on body image outcomes.
– Almost half of studies reported negative impacts on mental health and wellbeing.
From the linked article:
Dating apps have become the go-to for starting a romance but new research reveals they may harm Australian’s body image, mental health and overall wellbeing, as anxiety about achieving beach bodies returns this summer.
Australians are turning to online dating in record numbers, but Flinders University researchers have reviewed data from 45 studies between 2016 and 2023 to reveal the negative impact dating apps have on users’ mental health and wellbeing.
Led by PhD candidate Zac Bowman in the College of Education, Psychology and Social Work, the analysis shows over 85% of the studies identified a significant connection between using dating apps and poor body image, and nearly 50% of the studies linked the apps with negative mental health outcomes.
Not shocking at all. The human brain did not evolve to psychologically handle this level of abundance in possible partners.
We used to have choices in our immediate vicinity or village. Now we have 1000x more. An analogy for this is like giving a child candy for the first time after they’ve been eating a diet of healthy foods for the first 7 years of their life. They can’t go back to enjoying the vegetables the same way.
There’s a lot of effort for men put into them that results in zero interest. For women, either the potential to be smothered in generic, low effort attention or none at all. It’s an awful system that is equally poisoned by users putting no effort into evaluating their options or being overly selective because they assume they can always do better.
It’s a truly reprehensible way of meeting anyone that directly conflicts with every element of human nature. Add to that the companies that WANT you to fail to keep you on the app and that they’re all owned by the same company and you have a recipe for cultural poison. Honestly we need laws to help dismantle this kind of problem.