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

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Highlights：

• Online daters and gamers have sociodemographic differences in their profiles.

• Negative attitudes exert a significant impact on online dating and gaming as much as positive attitudes do.

• The curvilinear effect of age is present for online dating but not for online gaming.

摘要

•Online daters and gamers have sociodemographic differences in their profiles.•Negative attitudes exert a significant impact on online dating and gaming as much as positive attitudes do.•The curvilinear effect of age is present for online dating but not for online gaming.

论文关键词：Online dating,Online gaming,Extrinsic motivation,Intrinsic motivation,Attitude

论文评审过程：Received 14 November 2016, Revised 19 March 2017, Accepted 20 March 2017, Available online 24 March 2017, Version of Record 24 March 2017.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.03.044