ArticleJournal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine2016
Assessing Self-Control and Geosocial Networking App Behavior Among an Online Sample of Men Who Have Sex with Men.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Behind the Screens: A Systematic Literature Review of Quantitative Research on Mobile Dating.Archives of sexual behavior · 2022Pooled it
- The use of geosocial networking smartphone applications and the risk of sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2018Pooled it
- Latent Class Analysis of Online Platforms for Partner-Seeking and Sexual Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex with Men from Central Kentucky.AIDS and behavior · 2024Article
- Geosocial networking mobile applications use and HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men in Southern China: A cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Online Partner Seeking and Sexual Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex With Men From Small and Midsized Towns: Cross-sectional Study.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Sexual Partner Referral for HIV Testing Through Social Networking Platforms: Cross-sectional Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2022Article
- Mobile HIV Testing Through Social Networking Platforms: Comparative Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Article
- Characterizing substance use among men who have sex with men presenting to a sexually transmitted infection clinic.International journal of STD & AIDS · 2021Article
- Social Network Interventions for HIV Transmission Elimination.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2020Review
- Social and behavioural research prospects for sexually transmissible infection prevention in the era of advances in biomedical approaches.Sexual health · 2020Article
- Are Mechanical Turk worker samples representative of health status and health behaviors in the U.S.?PloS one · 2018Article
- Post-exposure prophylaxis awareness and use among men who have sex with men in London who use geosocial-networking smartphone applications.AIDS care · 2017Article
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Abstract
Geosocial networking phone applications (GSN apps) used to meet sexual partners have become popular in the men who have sex with men (MSM) communities of the USA since 2009. Previous studies have shown greater incidence of gonorrhea and chlamydia and lower testing frequency for HIV testing among GSN app users when compared to non-users. The present study aims to determine the type, number, and frequency of apps used, as well as the association between dispositional self-control and health-related behaviors. Participants (n = 146) were recruited from Amazon's Mechanical Turk program to respond to a brief GSN app marketing survey. Multivariate regression was used to determine differences in app priorities, length of app use, and number of sexual partners between high self-control and low self-control participants. A majority of the participants reported using Grindr (78 %) followed by Scruff (19 %), Growlr (12 %), and Jack'd (12 %). Most individuals used one app only (58 %), but a significant proportion reported using two apps (28 %) or three or more apps (14 %). Respondents with low self-control were more likely to report a higher number of hours using GSN apps and a higher number of sexual partners, controlling for race/ethnicity, education, employment, and HIV status. Given the popularity of this burgeoning communication medium, these findings have important implications for developing prevention resources for different segments of GSN app users.
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