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The agony of partner choice: The effect of excessive partner availability on fear of being single, self-esteem, and partner choice overload by Thomas, Marina F., Binder, Alice, Matthes, Jörg

“…Dating apps advertise with high availability of potential partners because users seem to prefer extensive choice. However, on the basis of consumer decision…”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Sexting during social isolation: Predicting sexting-related privacy management during the COVID-19 pandemic by Thomas, Marina F, Binder, Alice, Matthes, Jörg

“…RETRACTION NOTICEThe authors requested to retract this paper. The retraction does by no means invalidate the findings of the study. The first author has…”
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Fighting over smartphones? Parents' excessive smartphone use, lack of control over children's use, and conflict by Matthes, Jörg, Thomas, Marina F., Stevic, Anja, Schmuck, Desirée

“…Parental regulation of children's smartphone use is typically associated with conflict. To explain conflict, this paper focused on parents' own smartphone use…”
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The psychological influence of dating app matches: The more matches the merrier? by Thomas, Marina F, Binder, Alice, Matthes, Jörg

“…Swipe-based dating apps characteristically provide quantitative social feedback in the form of matches. Surveys suggest a link between dating app success and…”
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Dating algorithms? Investigating the reciprocal relationships between partner choice FOMO, decision fatigue, excessive swiping, and trust in algorithms on dating apps by Binder, Alice, Stevic, Anja, Matthes, Jörg, Thomas, Marina F

“…Dating apps have changed the way people establish contact with potential romantic partners. However, more and more dating apps use algorithms to keep their…”
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Love in the Time of Corona: Predicting Willingness to Engage in Sexting During the First COVID-19-Related Lockdown by Thomas, Marina F., Binder, Alice, Matthes, Jörg

“…When the COVID-19 pandemic began, in early 2020, lockdowns limited the options for physical intimacy and many resorted to technology-mediated forms of intimacy…”
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Corrigendum to “Fighting over smartphones? Parents' excessive smartphone use, lack of control over children's use, and conflict” [Computers in Human Behavior 116 (2021) 106618] by Matthes, Jörg, Thomas, Marina F., Stevic, Anja, Schmuck, Desirée

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Distracted Children? Nighttime Smartphone Use, Children’s Attentional Problems, and School Performance Over Time by Stevic, Anja, Schmuck, Desirée, Thomas, Marina F., Karsay, Kathrin, Matthes, Jörg

“…During early adolescence children are increasingly using their smartphones not only throughout the day, but also before or even during the nighttime. Prior…”
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Sexting during social isolation: Predicting sexting-related privacy management during the COVID-19 pandemic by Thomas, Marina F., Binder, Alice, Matthes, Jörg

“…During the global COVID-19 pandemic, many people were physically separated from their romantic or sexual partners and added sexting to their sexual repertoire…”
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99 + matches but a spark ain’t one: Adverse psychological effects of excessive swiping on dating apps by Thomas, Marina F., Binder, Alice, Stevic, Anja, Matthes, Jörg

“…•We examined adverse correlates of excessive swiping in young dating app users.•Namely upward social comparison, fear of being single, and partner choice…”
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