ReviewFrontiers in psychiatry2020
Threats to Mental Health Facilitated by Dating Applications Use Among Men Having Sex With Men.
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- Compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD) and problematic pornography use (PPU): A comprehensive, interdisciplinary, and expert-informed narrative review with suggested future directions.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2026Review
- Longitudinal associations between dating app use, sexual racism, and mental health among Black and Latinx gay and bisexual men: The protective roles of general social support and identity-specific community connection.Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology · 2026Article
- Depathologizing Queer Adults' Dating App Use in Canada: Convergent Mixed Methods Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Problematic online dating app use and its association with mental and sexual health outcomes in a sample of Men-having-Sex-with-Men.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2025Article
- Prevalence and factors associated with syphilis among men who have sex with men in Brazil.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Understanding Motivations for Dating App Use Among Gay and Bisexual Men: Validation, Latent Profile Analysis, and Differences in Health Outcomes.Archives of sexual behavior · 2024Article
- Getting Inside the Mind of Gay and Bisexual Men Who Have Sex with Men with Sexualized Drug Use - A Systematic Review.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2023Article
- Prevalence, characteristics, and associated risk factors of drug consumption and chemsex use among individuals attending an STI clinic (EpITs STUDY).Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Geosocial Networking App Use Associated With Sexual Risk Behavior and Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Use Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men: Cross-sectional Web-Based Survey.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
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Abstract
In the last years, dating applications (DAs) have had a significant impact on the way in which people seek sexual and romantic relationships. Social groups, such as men having sex with men (MSM), who can experience discrimination and social isolation, find DAs especially engaging and helpful in finding sexual partners. Previous studies have provided evidence showing vulnerability to mental health problems among the MSM population-these problems can be potentially facilitated by DAs use. Excessive use of DAs is associated with lower well-being and life satisfaction, depression, higher substance use, and lower sleep quality. Therefore, there is a need for a better understanding of psychological functioning and risk factors associated with the use of DAs among MSM, which we focus on in this review. We also discuss two relatively new research areas: compulsive sexual behavior disorder and chemsex, and their relation to geosocial-networking mobile technologies. Finally, we point out the limitations of available studies on the mental health of MSM using DAs and propose further research directions.
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