dr. (Elisabeth) E.B.R. Timmermans
Academic Researcher Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication Department of Media and Communication
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- Erasmus University Rotterdam
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- timmermans@eshcc.eur.nl
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Elisabeth Timmermans received a LEaDing Fellows scholarship and is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Media & Communication. In 2017 she obtained her doctoral degree in communication science at the KU Leuven (Belgium). In her dissertation, she explored the mediatization of casual sexual intimacy by examining 1) whether Belgian emerging adults engage in casual sex, 2) how popular U.S. television shows portray casual sexual scripts, and 3) whether Tinder leads to more casual sex. At the Erasmus University Rotterdam, she will continue research in the line of mobile dating. While she questioned in her dissertation whether Tinder leads to…
Elisabeth Timmermans received a LEaDing Fellows scholarship and is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Media & Communication. In 2017 she obtained her doctoral degree in communication science at the KU Leuven (Belgium). In her dissertation, she explored the mediatization of casual sexual intimacy by examining 1) whether Belgian emerging adults engage in casual sex, 2) how popular U.S. television shows portray casual sexual scripts, and 3) whether Tinder leads to more casual sex. At the Erasmus University Rotterdam, she will continue research in the line of mobile dating. While she questioned in her dissertation whether Tinder leads to more casual sex, she now moves her focus to mobile dating practices. Although more and more people are these days actively pursuing relationships on mobile dating apps and online dating websites, her dissertation findings showed that only a minority actually succeed in finding a romantic partner. It seems that much of the confusion already starts online, as people often have different motives and expectations on online dating platforms. By applying both interpersonal communication theories and media theories, she hopes to find out where it goes wrong and help online daters improve their dating practices.
You can find more information about Elisabeth’s research findings on her personal website www.liefdeintijdenvantinder.be
Elisabeth also tweets as @MissCarpenters about interesting research findings related to her topics of interest (https://twitter.com/MissCarpenters).
- E.B.R. Timmermans, E. De Caluwé & C. Alexopoulos (2018). Why are you cheating on tinder? Exploring users' motives and (dark) personality traits. Computers in Human Behavior, 89, 129-139. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2018.07.040 [go to publisher's site]
- E.B.R. Timmermans & J. Van den Bulck (2018). Casual Sexual Scripts on the Screen: A Quantitative Content Analysis. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 47 (5), 1481-1496. doi: 10.1007/s10508-018-1147-1
- E.B.R. Timmermans & C. Courtois (2018). From swiping to casual sex and/or committed relationships: Exploring the experiences of Tinder users. The Information Society, 34 (2), 59-70. doi: 10.1080/01972243.2017.1414093
- C. Courtois & E.B.R. Timmermans (2018). Cracking the Tinder Code: An Experience Sampling Approach to the Dynamics and Impact of Platform Governing Algorithms. Journal of computer-mediated communication, 23 (1), 1-16. doi: 10.1093/jcmc/zmx001
- E.B.R. Timmermans, L. Coenen & J. Van den Bulck (2017). The Bridget Jones Effect: The Relationship Between Exposure to Romantic Media Contents and Fear of Being Single Among Emerging Adults. Psychology of Popular Media Culture. doi: 10.1037/ppm0000175
- E.B.R. Timmermans & E. De Caluwé (2017). To Tinder or not to Tinder, that's the question: An individual differences perspective to Tinder use and motives. Personality and Individual Differences, 110, 74-79. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2017.01.026
- E.B.R. Timmermans & E. De Caluwé (2017). Development and validation of the Tinder Motives Scale (TMS). Computers in Human Behavior, 70, 341-350. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2017.01.028
- E. Dorrance Hall, J. McNallie, K. Custers, E.B.R. Timmermans, S.R. Wilson & J. Van den Bulck (2017). A cross-cultural examination of the mediating role of family support and parental advice quality on the relationship between family communication patterns and first-year college student adjustment in the United States and Belgium. Communication Research (print), 44 (5), 638-667. doi: 10.1177/0093650216657755
- E.B.R. Timmermans & G.G. Sparks (2017). Personality Traits: Influence on Media Effects. In P. Rössler (Ed.), The International Encyclopedia of Media Effects. Wiley Blackwell: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- E.B.R. Timmermans (2019). Liefde in tijden van Tinder. Tielt: Lannoo [go to publisher's site]
- E.B.R. Timmermans (2018, augustus 17). Why you fail at love online. Lowlands, Faalcollege.
- E.B.R. Timmermans (2018, november 15). Waarom werken Tinderalgoritmes niet altijd in jouw voordeel? De Buren, Brussel, Moeilijke dingen makkelijk uitgelegd.
- E.B.R. Timmermans (2018, december 14). Relaties en seksualiteit in het digitale tijdperk. Brussel, Symposium seksuele gezondheid.
- E.B.R. Timmermans (2018, september 28). Het dating experiment. Nhow, Rotterdam, Science Hotel.
- E.B.R. Timmermans (2019, februari 14). Casual seks? Tinder is vooral tijdverdrijf. Trouw, pp. 4-5. [go to publisher's site]
- E.B.R. Timmermans (2019, februari 9). Wat datingapps doen met je relatie. Het Nieuwsblad [go to publisher's site]
- E.B.R. Timmermans (2019, januari 3). En plots hoor je niks meer van je Tinderdate. De Standaard [go to publisher's site]
- E.B.R. Timmermans (2019, januari 28). Waarom Tinder wil dat we zo lang mogelijk single blijven. Het Laatste Nieuws [go to publisher's site]
- E.B.R. Timmermans (2019, januari 29). Heeft Tinder de romantiek vermoord? De Telegraaf [go to publisher's site]
- E.B.R. Timmermans (2019, januari 25). De invloed van online daten. NRC [go to publisher's site]
- E.B.R. Timmermans (2018, oktober 21). Cheats spark more interest on Tinder. The Sunday Times [go to publisher's site]
- E.B.R. Timmermans (2018, september 20). This is your brain on Tinder. Refinery29 [go to publisher's site]
- B. Neyt, E.B.R. Timmermans, S. VandenBulcke & S. Baert (2019). What Makes You Swipe Right? Attractiveness, Personality, and Tinder Success. International Communication Association (ICA): Washington D.C., USA (2019, mei 24 - 2019, mei 28).
- E.B.R. Timmermans & C. Alexopoulos (2019). Attachment Styles and Mobile Dating App Users’ Motives and Outcomes. International Communication Association (ICA): Washington D.C., USA (2019, augustus 24 - 2019, mei 28).
- E.B.R. Timmermans & S.J. Opree (2019). An exploratory study to examine ‘ghosting’ as a relationship dissolution strategy in interactions through dating apps. Mini IARR Conference on Applied Relationships: Brighton, UK (2019, juli 18 - 2019, juli 21).
- L. Sharabi & E.B.R. Timmermans (2019). Why Settle When There Are Plenty of Fish in the Sea? How Perceived Partner Alternatives Affect Commitment in Online Dating. 2019 IARR Mini-Conference on Applied Relationship Science: Brighton, UK (2019, juli 18 - 2019, juli 21).
- E. De Caluwé & E.B.R. Timmermans (2018). Psychopaths on Tinder: An exploration of their motives, gender and relationship status. International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS): Antwerp, Belgium (2018, juni 12 - 2018, juni 14).
- E.B.R. Timmermans, E. De Caluwé & C. Alexopoulos (2018). Why are you cheating on Tinder? Exploring users' motives and (dark) personality traits. National Communication Association (NCA): Salt Lake City, USA (2018, november 8 - 2018, november 11).
- E.B.R. Timmermans & J.R. Ward (2018). Why is it so hard to find a date online? Unraveling expectancy violations in interpersonal interactions on mobile dating apps. International Association of Relationship Research (IARR): Colorado, USA (2018, juli 12 - 2018, juli 16).
- E.B.R. Timmermans (Invited Speaker) (2019, feb 12). Swipen of houden? [radio-uitzending]. In Nemo Kennislink Live. Netherlands: TXTRadio. https://www.txtradio.nl/programmas/swipen-of-houden/1549998595
- E.B.R. Timmermans (Invited Speaker) (2019, jan 03). SLACHTOFFER VAN 'GHOSTING' GETUIGT: "HIJ LIET PLOTS NIETS MEER VAN ZICH WETEN". [televisie-uitzending]. In VTM Nieuws. Belgium: VTM. https://nieuws.vtm.be/vtm-nieuws/cultuur-media/slachtoffer-van-ghosting-getuigt-hij-liet-plots-niets-meer-van-zich-weten
- E.B.R. Timmermans (Radio 1) (2019, feb 07). Dit krijg je als je 3000 mensen vraagt naar hun Tinder-ervaring. [radio-uitzending]. In Langs de lijn en omstreken. Netherlands: NPO. https://www.nporadio1.nl/achtergrond/14572-dit-krijg-je-als-je-3000-mensen-vraagt-naar-hun-tinder-ervaring
- E.B.R. Timmermans (Inivited Speaker) (2019, feb 20). De gevaren van daten via Tinder. [televisie-uitzending]. In Van Gils & Gasten. Belgium: VRT. https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2019/02/21/tinderdate-in-columbia-loopt-bijna-faliekant-af-voor-jonge-vlami/
- E.B.R. Timmermans (Invited Guest) (2019, feb 01). Op zoek naar de ware. [televisie-uitzending]. In Tijd voor MAX. Netherlands. https://www.maxvandaag.nl/programmas/tv/tijd-voor-max/op-zoek-naar-de-ware/POW_04100812/
- E.B.R. Timmermans (Invited Guest) (2019, jan 02). Elisabeth Timmermans over 'Liefde in tijden van Tinder'. [radio-uitzending]. In Spijkers met Koppen. Netherlands. https://www.nporadio2.nl/spijkersmetkoppen/nieuws/23805/zaterdag-in-spijkers-met-koppen-2
- E.B.R. Timmermans (Invited Speaker) (2019, jan 29). Liefde in tijden van Tinder. [radio-uitzending]. In De Madammen. Belgium: Radio 2 (VRT). https://radioplus.be/#/radio2-antwerpen/herbeluister/699ba73d-8e90-11e3-b45a-00163edf75b7/3ed24b8f-23b6-11e9-9e22-02b7b76bf47f/
- E.B.R. Timmermans (Invited Speaker) (2019, feb 09). Liefde in tijden van Tinder. [televisie-uitzending]. In Tendens. http://www.tendens.tv/2019/02/liefde-in-tijden-van-tinder/
- E.B.R. Timmermans (Invited Guest) (2019, feb 10). Ghosting: als je Tinderdate je plotseling volledig negeert. [radio-uitzending]. In Wat het daglicht niet verdragen kan. NPO Radio 1. https://www.nporadio1.nl/wat-het-daglicht-niet-verdragen-kan/onderwerpen/490341-ghosting-als-je-tinderdate-je-plotseling-volledig-negeert
- E.B.R. Timmermans (Invited Speaker) (2019, feb 12). Hoe Tinder ons liefdesleven heeft veranderd. [radio-uitzending]. In Radio 1 Journaal. Netherlands: NPO. https://www.nporadio1.nl/nos-radio-1-journaal/onderwerpen/490558-hoe-tinder-ons-liefdesleven-heeft-veranderd
- E.B.R. Timmermans (Invited Speaker) (2018, dec 31). True love, Tinder cheats, sugar babies. [radio-uitzending]. In You and Yours. UK: BBC. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0001t9p
- E.B.R. Timmermans (Invited Speaker) (2018, apr 24). Gert Late Night. [televisie-uitzending]. In Season 3 episode 2. Belgium: Vier. https://www.vier.be/video/gert-late-night/gert-late-night-seizoen-3/gert-late-night-s3-aflevering-2
- E.B.R. Timmermans (Invited Speaker) (2018, sep 07). Tinder 'Cheats and Psychopaths'. [televisie-uitzending]. In Victoria Derbyshire. UK: BBC Two. http://www.liefdeintijdenvantinder.be/nl/2018/09/07/bbc-two-victoria-derbyshire/
- E.B.R. Timmermans (Invited Speaker) (2018, jun 08). Rate je date. [televisie-uitzending]. In EditieNL. Netherlands. https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/editienl/video/4228841/rate-je-date
- E.B.R. Timmermans (Invited Speaker) (2018, mei 30). Love me Tinder. [televisie-uitzending]. In Zembla. Netherlands. https://www.npostart.nl/zembla/30-05-2018/BV_101387649
- E.B.R. Timmermans (Invited Speaker) (2018, feb 16). Kun je de ware liefde vinden via een dating-APP? [radio-uitzending]. In FUNX. Netherlands: NPO. https://www.funx.nl/news/rotterdam/36446-kun-je-de-ware-liefde-vinden-via-een-dating-app
- E.B.R. Timmermans (Invited Speaker) (2018, apr 04). Datingapps. [radio-uitzending]. In Ask me anything. Netherlands: BNR. https://www.bnr.nl/player/audio/10079994/10342236
3 maal 3 VOF
- Start date approval
- Feb/2019
- End date approval
- Feb/2022
- Place
- LEUVEN
- Description
- Workshop Enneagram
Interpersonal Com. and New Media
- Title
- Interpersonal Com. and New Media
- Year
- 2018
- Year level
- (BA-2) (BA-3)
Master Class
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- Master Class
- Year
- 2018
- Year level
- (MA) (MA) (MA) (MA)
Master's Thesis
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- Master's Thesis
- Year
- 2018
- Year level
- (MA) (MA) (MA) (MA)
Master's Thesis Project
- Title
- Master's Thesis Project
- Year
- 2018
- Year level
- (MA-2)
Academic Researcher
- University
- Erasmus University Rotterdam
- School
- Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication
- Department
- Department of Media and Communication
- Country
- The Netherlands
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Verslag van het Science hotel dating experimentHet is vrijdag en ik sta in het Nhow hotel in Rotterdam. Over tien minuten begint het dating-experiment dat ik op poten heb gezet en de nieuwsgierige mensen stromen binnen.