“Catfishing,” cyberbullying, and coercion: An exploration of the risks associated with dating app use among rural sexual minority males

Carolyn Lauckner; Natalia Truszczynski; Danielle Lambert; Varsha Kottamasu; Saher Meherally; Anne Marie Schipani-McLaughlin; Erica Taylor; Nathan Hansen

doi:10.1080/19359705.2019.1587729

“Catfishing,” cyberbullying, and coercion: An exploration of the risks associated with dating app use among rural sexual minority males

Carolyn Lauckner, Natalia Truszczynski, Danielle Lambert, Varsha Kottamasu, Saher Meherally, Anne Marie Schipani-McLaughlin, Erica Taylor, Nathan Hansen

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Abstract

This qualitative study (N = 20) examined the online and mobile dating app use of sexual minority males living in non-metropolitan areas. Many participants reported negative experiences while using dating sites or apps. Specifically, they discussed instances of deception or “catfishing,” discrimination, racism, harassment, and sexual coercion (often mentioned in the context of young, sexually inexperienced men). The results indicate that the use of dating apps could pose mental health risks due to such negative and traumatic experiences. Future research should explore the health and mental health impacts of dating app use in order to improve care and services for the sexual minority male population.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	289-306
Number of pages	18
Journal	Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health
Volume	23
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/19359705.2019.1587729
State	Published - Jul 3 2019

Keywords

Mental health
mobile apps
non-metropolitan
online dating
sexual minority males

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Health(social science)
Clinical Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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Lauckner, C., Truszczynski, N., Lambert, D., Kottamasu, V., Meherally, S., Schipani-McLaughlin, A. M., Taylor, E., & Hansen, N. (2019). “Catfishing,” cyberbullying, and coercion: An exploration of the risks associated with dating app use among rural sexual minority males. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health, 23(3), 289-306. https://doi.org/10.1080/19359705.2019.1587729

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