This study explores associations between symptoms of social anxiety (SA) and depression with participants' extent of dating app use, self-reported motivations for dating app use, and likelihood of initiating interaction with dating app matches. Three-hundred seventy-four participants completed an online battery of surveys that examined psychopathology and dating app use. SA and depression symptoms were positively associated with participants' extent of dating app use, and symptoms of psychopathology and gender interacted to predict various dating app use motivations. Symptoms of SA and depression predicted lower likelihood of initiating contact with a dating app match among men but not women. This study provides an initial step toward understanding the relationship between SA, depression, and use of dating apps.

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社交焦虑，抑郁和使用手机约会应用程序之间的关联

这项研究探讨了社交焦虑（SA）症状和抑郁与参与者约会应用程序使用程度，自我报告的约会应用程序动机以及发起与约会应用程序匹配互动的可能性之间的关联。374名参与者完成了一系列在线调查，调查了心理病理学和约会应用程序的使用。SA和抑郁症状与参与者约会应用程序使用的程度呈正相关，心理病理学和性别的症状相互作用以预测各种约会应用程序使用的动机。SA和抑郁症的症状预示着男性（而非女性）发起与约会应用程序匹配接触的可能性较低。这项研究为了解SA，抑郁和约会应用程序之间的关系提供了第一步。