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Project 1 Assignment 4 2025
FINAL RESEARCH PROPOSAL
Due Date: October 2025
Detailed solutions, explanations, workings
and references.
+27 81 278 3372
, FINAL RESEARCH REPORT
EXPLORING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL DYNAMICS OF ONLINE ROMANTIC
RELATIONSHIPS: MOTIVATIONS FOR DATING APP USE AND THE ROLE OF
LONELINESS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................ 4
1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 5
2. LITERATURE REVIEW .......................................................................................... 6
2.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 6
2.2 Conceptualising Romantic Relationships .......................................................... 6
2.3 Psychological Factors Influencing Romantic Relationships .............................. 7
2.4 Psychological Outcomes Influenced by Romantic Relationships ...................... 8
2.5 The Relationship Between Dating App Use and Key Concepts ........................ 9
2.5.1 Loneliness and Dating App Use.................................................................. 9
2.5.2 Motivations for Online Dating ...................................................................... 9
2.6 Importance of Studying Online Relationships in the South African Context .... 10
2.7 Hypotheses ..................................................................................................... 11
3. RESEARCH METHOD ......................................................................................... 11
4. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS ............................................................................. 12
5. PARTICIPANTS ................................................................................................... 13
7. MEASUREMENTS ............................................................................................... 14
7.1 UCLA Loneliness Scale – Short Form............................................................. 14
7.2 Motives for Online Dating Scale ...................................................................... 14
8. DATA ANALYSIS ................................................................................................. 15
8.1 Descriptive Statistics ....................................................................................... 15
8.2 Inferential Statistics ......................................................................................... 15
9. RESULTS ............................................................................................................. 16
9.1. Preliminary Analysis ....................................................................................... 16
9.2. Main Analysis ................................................................................................. 17
9.2.1. Hypothesis 1 ............................................................................................ 17
9.2.2. Hypothesis 2 ............................................................................................ 18
9.3. Summary of Results ....................................................................................... 19
10. DISCUSSION ..................................................................................................... 19
10.1. Support of Original Hypotheses ................................................................... 19
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, 10.2. Similarity and Comparison with Previous Research ..................................... 20
10.3. Limitations .................................................................................................... 21
10.4. Contributions ................................................................................................ 22
10.5. Implications .................................................................................................. 22
11. CONCLUSION ................................................................................................... 23
REFERENCES ......................................................................................................... 24
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Project 1 Assignment 4 2025
FINAL RESEARCH PROPOSAL
Due Date: October 2025
Detailed solutions, explanations, workings
and references.
+27 81 278 3372
, FINAL RESEARCH REPORT
EXPLORING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL DYNAMICS OF ONLINE ROMANTIC
RELATIONSHIPS: MOTIVATIONS FOR DATING APP USE AND THE ROLE OF
LONELINESS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................ 4
1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 5
2. LITERATURE REVIEW .......................................................................................... 6
2.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 6
2.2 Conceptualising Romantic Relationships .......................................................... 6
2.3 Psychological Factors Influencing Romantic Relationships .............................. 7
2.4 Psychological Outcomes Influenced by Romantic Relationships ...................... 8
2.5 The Relationship Between Dating App Use and Key Concepts ........................ 9
2.5.1 Loneliness and Dating App Use.................................................................. 9
2.5.2 Motivations for Online Dating ...................................................................... 9
2.6 Importance of Studying Online Relationships in the South African Context .... 10
2.7 Hypotheses ..................................................................................................... 11
3. RESEARCH METHOD ......................................................................................... 11
4. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS ............................................................................. 12
5. PARTICIPANTS ................................................................................................... 13
7. MEASUREMENTS ............................................................................................... 14
7.1 UCLA Loneliness Scale – Short Form............................................................. 14
7.2 Motives for Online Dating Scale ...................................................................... 14
8. DATA ANALYSIS ................................................................................................. 15
8.1 Descriptive Statistics ....................................................................................... 15
8.2 Inferential Statistics ......................................................................................... 15
9. RESULTS ............................................................................................................. 16
9.1. Preliminary Analysis ....................................................................................... 16
9.2. Main Analysis ................................................................................................. 17
9.2.1. Hypothesis 1 ............................................................................................ 17
9.2.2. Hypothesis 2 ............................................................................................ 18
9.3. Summary of Results ....................................................................................... 19
10. DISCUSSION ..................................................................................................... 19
10.1. Support of Original Hypotheses ................................................................... 19
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, 10.2. Similarity and Comparison with Previous Research ..................................... 20
10.3. Limitations .................................................................................................... 21
10.4. Contributions ................................................................................................ 22
10.5. Implications .................................................................................................. 22
11. CONCLUSION ................................................................................................... 23
REFERENCES ......................................................................................................... 24
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