Cites m mobbils a l'època digital: autopresentació a l'aplicació de cites gay
- Autores: Liang He
- Directores de la Tesis: Zhang Xioaya (dir. tes.), Santiago Giraldo Luque (codir. tes.)
- Lectura: En la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona ( España ) en 2021
- Idioma: catalán
- Tribunal Calificador de la Tesis: Ricardo Carniel Bugs (presid.), Luz Mar González Arias (secret.), Yuanlu Niu (voc.)
- Programa de doctorado: Programa de Doctorado en Comunicación y Periodismo por la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona
- Calificación: Sobresaliente
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- Tesis en acceso abierto en: TDX
- Resumen
This study examines Chinese gay men’s self-presentation on dating app Blued by utilizing a mixed-methods approach. Two studies were conducted. In study 1, 930 profiles were collected and analyzed to gain a quantitative understanding about how Chinese gay men utilize both photographic and textual elements to present themselves on Blued. To further investigate how and why Chinese gay men present themselves visually and textually in certain ways, 30 Blued users were interviewed in study 2.
According to the findings of study 1, only about a third of Chinese gay men’s profiles contained at least a recognizable face photo in their Blued profiles. Correlations between demographics and face disclosure were test. Older gay men are less likely to disclose a face photo on Blued than younger gay men. Frequencies and percentage of masculinity, body and sport language were counted, and correlations between demographics and different types of language use were test. The percentage of masculinity, body and sport language used in Blued profiles are 37.6%, 20.9% and 6.2% respectively. Age, height and weight was found to be correlated with different types of language use. People who like using masculinity language are more likely to use body and sport language.
The results of Study 2 shows that Chinese gay men have five major motives of constructing a Blued profile: looking for casual sex, looking for romantic/long term relationships, looking for friends, entertainment and seeking phycological comfort. Chinese gay men use a series of strategies to construct their profiles: paying attention to small cues, balancing authenticity and deception, establishing credibility, and bypassing technological constraints. Chinese gay men have different reasons for not disclosing a face photo in their Blued profiles. Worrying about exposing gay identity is the most frequently reported reason. Other reasons include: the design feature of the platform, location of the user, relational goals, lack of confidence in personal appearance, and concerns of photos being misused. Impression evaluation of other’s profiles have also impacted Chinese gay men’s Blued profile construction. When evaluating the profiles constructed by other gay men, Chinese gay men use three strategies: paying attention to small cues, filtering, and believing in rampant deception.
This study fills the gap in the research regarding Chinese gay men’s self-presentation on mobile dating apps and indicates that self-presentation is sensitive to cultural and institutional factors.
