TY - JOUR
T1 - “Catfishing,” cyberbullying, and coercion
T2 - An exploration of the risks associated with dating app use among rural sexual minority males
AU - Lauckner, Carolyn
AU - Truszczynski, Natalia
AU - Lambert, Danielle
AU - Kottamasu, Varsha
AU - Meherally, Saher
AU - Schipani-McLaughlin, Anne Marie
AU - Taylor, Erica
AU - Hansen, Nathan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, © 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2019/7/3
Y1 - 2019/7/3
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Mental health
KW - mobile apps
KW - non-metropolitan
KW - online dating
KW - sexual minority males
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85063614283&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85063614283&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/19359705.2019.1587729
DO - 10.1080/19359705.2019.1587729
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85063614283
SN - 1935-9705
VL - 23
SP - 289
EP - 306
JO - Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health
JF - Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health
IS - 3
ER -