I’s a match! Attitude scale towards Tinder: validity and reliability
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Scale of Attitudes towards or Tinder (EAFT), Tinder, atitudes, validation, dating application, social network sites, networking appAbstract
Dating applications are used as a means to facilitate interaction between people who want to meet and establish romantic and sexual encounters. In this study, we aim to develop and validate a new scale to measure attitudes towards Tinder (EAFT). For this, two studies were carried out. In Study 1 (N= 260), we verified the factor structure of the scale and the distribution of items using the Item Response Theory (TRI). The results revealed a brief and precise scale (Cronbach of 0.95), demonstrating that the items saturate a single factor, contributing significantly to the formation of the latent trait. In Study 2 (N=265), we attempted to confirm the one-dimensional structure of the measure using Confirmatory Factor Analysis. The results showed good fit rates to the model (χ²/df =1.46); CFI = 1,000; TLI = 1,002; RMSEA = 0.000 (0.00 - 0.11); confirming the unifactorial structure found in Study 1. In summary, the results of the two studies indicate that the EAFT shows consistent psychometric parameters, which makes it suitable and reliable for measuring attitudes towards Tinder.
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