Unraveling Tinder Motivations of Taclobanons in Online Dating

by

Mavee Dawn Abad

John Martin Abunales
Daisy Mae Arias
Evangeline Batucan
Al Francis Bercero
Jill Stephen Boco
Ray Antonette Broñola
Axelralph Dacuno
Hans Dominic Dakin

A research paper submitted to the

Senior High School Department
Dr. V. Orestes Romualdez Educational Foundation, Inc.
Calanipawan Road, Tacloban City

As partial fulfillment of the requirements

For Practical Research 1
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

First and foremost, the researchers would like to thank the Almighty God who is

always there for giving them a good health and provisions that they need in times of

conducting their research.

A debt gratitude is owed to the participants who cooperated and gave their best in

answering the questions.

The researchers want to acknowledge the owners of the different sources of

information. To our beloved OIC Principal, Mr. Joenne O Cajara in supporting and allowing

us to conduct an interview.

And to our very supportive research adviser, Ma’am Balvin Quillotes a very big

thanks to you. The completion of this study could not have been possible without the

expertise of yours. Our sincere thanks also to the participants for having a possible mind and

putting efforts to make this research successful.

To the dearest parents of the researchers who continued to inspire and provide them

financially, an extremely thanks to all of you.

Lastly, to those whom the researchers failed to mention, who helped us in one way

and another, we give our deepest thanks and gratitude from the bottom of our heart.
 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Abstract ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- v
List of Figures ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- vi
List of Tables------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- vii
Introduction-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1
Literature Review------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
Internet Dating ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3
Gratifications in Media --------------------------------------------------------------- 4
Tinder Motivations -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
Antecedents of Tinder Motivations ------------------------------------------------- 8
Outcomes of Tinder Motivations ---------------------------------------------------- 8
Conceptual Framework------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10
Materials and Method--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11
Research Design ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 11
Research Locale ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 11
Participants ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11
Instrumentation ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12
Data Collection Procedure ----------------------------------------------------------- 13
Data Analysis -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13
Results ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 15
Participant # 1: The Curious One --------------------------------------------------- 15

Participant # 2: Looks Can Be Deceiving ------------------------------------------ 17

Participant # 3: Single and Ready to Mingle --------------------------------------- 19

Participant # 4: Flirting at Its Fine --------------------------------------------------- 21

Participant # 5: The Explorer--------------------------------------------------------- 23

Synthesis ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24

Discussion --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25

Conclusion--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28
Recommendation-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29
Literature Cited---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30