@article{Abubakar_Mohd Noorani_Mohd Rashidi_2020, title={Understanding Muslims Self-presentation Strategies in Online Dating}, volume={6}, url={https://journals.iium.edu.my/kict/index.php/IJPCC/article/view/163}, DOI={10.31436/ijpcc.v6i2.163}, abstractNote={<p>This <strong>paper</strong> investigates <strong>the factors influencing online </strong>self-presentation strategies <strong>on dating platforms, and explore</strong> how <strong>Muslims users</strong> manage their online presentation <strong>on dating approach –associated with Muslim-oriented dating application and mainstream-oriented dating application in order </strong>to a<strong>ccomplish the goal of finding </strong>partner. <strong>Twenty-profiles from Tinder and MusMatch</strong> active online dating <strong>user was used for the study</strong>. Qualitative <strong>content </strong>analysis<strong> was</strong> <strong>used to explore</strong> the approaches of interactions associated wi<strong>th individual self-presentation. Four main themes were generated: </strong>Screen names, Terminal identities<strong>, </strong>Net Presence<strong> and </strong>Personal Profile<strong>. The findings reveal that b</strong>oth MusMatch and Tinder allow its users to choose their own <strong>screen names</strong> without any restrictions. The platforms showed how screen names can be used as a strategy to present certain impression. Users tend to post their personal interests in order to attract their potential partners on Tinder as well as MuzMatch. Users of MuzMatch used acronyms to identify themselves, whereas, users of Tinders are free to construct a socially desirable identity that may attract people’s attention and publicity. The frequency with which MusMatch users appear to interact for relationship that leads to marriage is far more than any other form of relationship. Tinder users are free to post anything as their profile picture, whereas <strong>in </strong>MuzMatch <strong>it requires authentic</strong> profile pictures. MusMatch provision for establishing relationship requires that a chaperone should be allow to mediate interactions among the potential partners in order to preserve Muslims-oriented dating style</p>}, number={2}, journal={International Journal on Perceptive and Cognitive Computing}, author={Abubakar, Adamu and Mohd Noorani, Nur Irdina and Mohd Rashidi, Ummu Syafiqah}, year={2020}, month={Dec.}, pages={81–89} }