Abstract
With the internet being an important part of our daily lives, online dating platforms have become extremely widespread for meeting people. Accordingly, self-images on these platforms and the factors that influence their emergence or maintenance have gained increasing interest. The present study aimed to scrutinize the relationship between schema modes, which can explain human emotions, thoughts, and behaviors in a broader range of categories, and online self-presentation tactics used on dating platforms. The sample consisted of 246 users of online dating platforms in Türkiye. A set of surveys measuring schema modes and self-presentation tactics was used. The results of hierarchical linear regression analyses showed that compliant surrender was the only shared component that predicted both assertive and defensive self-presentation tactics. In addition, undisciplined child was negatively associated with assertive tactics, whereas self-aggrandizer was positively associated with them, while defensive tactics were predicted by gender and healthy adult mode. The results were discussed in the light of relevant literature.
Bahasa Abstract
Dengan internet yang menjadi bagian penting dari kehidupan sehari-hari, penggunaan platform kencan daring telah menjadi sangat luas sebagai sarana untuk bertemu orang baru. Sejalan dengan itu, citra diri di platform tersebut serta faktor-faktor yang memengaruhi kemunculan atau pemeliharaan citra tersebut semakin menarik perhatian. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menelaah hubungan antara schema modes—yang dapat menjelaskan emosi, pikiran, dan perilaku manusia dalam berbagai kategori—dengan taktik presentasi diri daring yang digunakan di platform kencan. Sampel penelitian terdiri dari 246 pengguna platform kencan daring dari Türkiye. Serangkaian kuesioner yang mengukur schema modes dan taktik presentasi diri digunakan dalam penelitian ini. Hasil analisis regresi linear hierarkis menunjukkan bahwa compliant surrender merupakan satu-satunya komponen bersama yang memprediksi baik taktik presentasi diri asertif maupun defensif. Selain itu, undisciplined child berhubungan negatif dan self-aggrandizer berhubungan positif dengan taktik asertif, sedangkan taktik defensif diprediksi oleh jenis kelamin dan healthy adult mode. Hasil penelitian ini dibahas dengan merujuk pada literatur yang relevan.
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