<![CDATA[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.]]>
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