{
  "id": 6298376,
  "title": "Problematic dating app and pornography use are linked to a weaker sense of meaning in romantic love",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/problematic-dating-app-and-pornography-use-are-linked-to-a-weaker",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-08T16:00:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PsyPost",
    "slug": "psypost",
    "url": "https://www.psypost.org/problematic-dating-app-and-pornography-use-are-linked-to-a-weaker-sense-of-meaning-in-romantic-love/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A recent study published in BMC Psychology suggests that problematic use of online dating apps and pornography is linked to a weaker sense of meaning in romantic love. The research, conducted by lead researcher Reza Shabahang of Flinders University, indicates that compulsive engagement with these digital platforms can lead to a fractured understanding of romance. Participants who exhibited problematic behavior were more likely to view love as a practical arrangement rather than a meaningful, existential experience.",
  "summary": "People who compulsively use dating apps and pornography tend to view romantic love as less existentially meaningful. New research suggests addiction-like engagement with these platforms is linked to a more pragmatic, fleeting view of romance.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}