German A. Klimenko Online Services as a Dating Method for Russian Students

DOI: 10.38050/2078-3809-2024-16-3-91-112

Abstract

Today, online dating services are one of the most popular ways to find a romantic partner in many Western countries. Such services allow you to expand the pool of possible partners and concentrate the search for a partner on certain criteria. The popularity of online dating services among Russian students is not obvious in Russian scientific discourse. This study is aimed at identifying the main methods of dating and analyzing the influence of the demographic characteristics of Russian students on them. A survey of 3838 students from 46 regions of the Russian Federation was conducted. At the first stage, probabilistic models with 8 methods of acquaintance were built. At the second stage, based on factor analysis, methods of acquaintance were grouped. The following results were obtained: 1) women are more likely to use online dating services; 2) gender does not affect the likelihood of using traditional (offline) dating methods; 3) the popularity of online dating services grows with the age of the student; 4) students from regional universities more often meet through online services.

Keywords: dating methods, demographic characteristics, students, online dating, marriage.

JEL: J11, J12, C12, C31, C38.

For citation: Klimenko, G.A. (2024) Online Services as a Dating Method for Russian Students. Scientific Research of Faculty of Economics. Electronic Journal, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 91-112. DOI: 10.38050/2078-3809-2024-16-3-91-112.

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