HRPYC81
Project 1 Assignment 2 2025
Unique #:853527
Due Date: 2025
Detailed solutions, explanations, workings
and references.
+27 81 278 3372
, ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH DATING APPS: A LITERATURE
REVIEW
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................... 3
2. CONCEPTUALIZING ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS ........................................... 3
2.1. Defining Romantic Relationships ..................................................................... 3
2.2. Offline versus Online Relationship Formation .................................................. 3
2.3. A Workable Definition ...................................................................................... 4
3. PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS INFLUENCING ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS ... 4
3.1. Influences on Relationship Formation.............................................................. 4
3.2. PSYCHOLOGICAL OUTCOMES INFLUENCED BY ROMANTIC
RELATIONSHIPS ................................................................................................... 5
4. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DATING APP USE AND PROPOSED
CONCEPTS ............................................................................................................... 6
4.1. Loneliness and Dating App Use ...................................................................... 6
4.2. Motivations for Online Dating ........................................................................... 6
5. IMPORTANCE OF STUDYING ONLINE ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS IN
SOUTH AFRICA ........................................................................................................ 7
5.1. Unique Socio-Cultural Context ........................................................................ 7
5.2. Research Problems and Practical Implications ................................................ 7
6. CONCLUSION ....................................................................................................... 8
REFERENCES .......................................................................................................... 9
Varsity Cube 2025 +27 81 278 3372
Project 1 Assignment 2 2025
Unique #:853527
Due Date: 2025
Detailed solutions, explanations, workings
and references.
+27 81 278 3372
, ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH DATING APPS: A LITERATURE
REVIEW
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................... 3
2. CONCEPTUALIZING ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS ........................................... 3
2.1. Defining Romantic Relationships ..................................................................... 3
2.2. Offline versus Online Relationship Formation .................................................. 3
2.3. A Workable Definition ...................................................................................... 4
3. PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS INFLUENCING ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS ... 4
3.1. Influences on Relationship Formation.............................................................. 4
3.2. PSYCHOLOGICAL OUTCOMES INFLUENCED BY ROMANTIC
RELATIONSHIPS ................................................................................................... 5
4. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DATING APP USE AND PROPOSED
CONCEPTS ............................................................................................................... 6
4.1. Loneliness and Dating App Use ...................................................................... 6
4.2. Motivations for Online Dating ........................................................................... 6
5. IMPORTANCE OF STUDYING ONLINE ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS IN
SOUTH AFRICA ........................................................................................................ 7
5.1. Unique Socio-Cultural Context ........................................................................ 7
5.2. Research Problems and Practical Implications ................................................ 7
6. CONCLUSION ....................................................................................................... 8
REFERENCES .......................................................................................................... 9
Varsity Cube 2025 +27 81 278 3372
