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To meet or not to meet? Measuring motivations and risks as predictors of outcomes in the use of mobile dating applications in China

Randy Jay C. SolisSchool of Journalism and Communication, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong KongView further author information
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Ka Yee J. WongSchool of Journalism and Communication, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong KongView further author information
Pages 204-223 | Received 01 Nov 2017, Accepted 07 Jun 2018, Published online: 04 Oct 2018

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