Differences between Internet samples and conventional samples of men who have sex with men: implications for research and HIV interventions

Ross, Michael W.; Tikkanen, Ronny; Månsson, Sven

doi:10.1016/s0277-9536(99)00493-1

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“…Online surveys have been shown to elicit greater reporting of behaviors that are socially undesirable (e.g., Ross, Tikkanen, & Mansson, 2000) and are a preferred method for reaching small populations efficiently (Binik, Mah, & Kiesler, 1999;Birnbaum, 2004). Brief questionnaires were selected preferentially, other psychometric properties being similar, to increase the likelihood of completion of all questionnaires (Mustanski, 2001).…”

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Asexuality: Classification and Characterization

2007

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The term "asexual" has been defined in many different ways and asexuality has received very little research attention. In a small qualitative study (N = 4), individuals who self-identified as asexual were interviewed to help formulate hypotheses for a larger study. The second larger study was an online survey drawn from a convenience sample designed to better characterize asexuality and to test predictors of asexual identity. A convenience sample of 1,146 individuals (N = 41 self-identified asexual) completed online questionnaires assessing sexual history, sexual inhibition and excitation, sexual desire, and an open-response questionnaire concerning asexual identity. Asexuals reported significantly less desire for sex with a partner, lower sexual arousability, and lower sexual excitation but did not differ consistently from non-asexuals in their sexual inhibition scores or their desire to masturbate. Content analyses supported the idea that low sexual desire is the primary feature predicting asexual identity.

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Asexuality: Classification and Characterization

2007

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“…scale ranging from "do not agree at all" to "strongly agree," participants rated how strongly they agreed with the following statements: (1) it is important to have some of my friends be gay or bisexual; (2) being gay makes one feel part of a community; and (3) being attracted to men is important to one's sense of self.…”

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“…[18][19][20] Increasingly, researchers are examining its use as a medium for data collection and intervention delivery. 1,19,21,22 The Internet can also be a powerful recruitment tool for prevention studies. Its potential for reaching a large volume of users from diverse ethnic backgrounds makes it an ideal vehicle for describing a study, generating interest, and even screening a large number of potential participants efficiently and cost-effectively.…”

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Surfing New Territory: Club-Drug Use and Risky Sex Among Hispanic Men Who Have Sex with Men Recruited on the Internet

Fernández

Perrino

Collazo

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“…Not surprisingly, many individuals have turned to the Internet to seek love, companionship, and sex. 1,2 Men who have sex with men (MSM) are avid users of the Internet for dating and sexual purposes, as documented both by the number of studies [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] and the increasing number of Internet services catering to MSM. Mainstream Internet providers, such as America OnLine (AOL), feature user-created chat rooms where MSM can easily find each other in rooms labeled, for instance, Bm4m^and coded by geographical location (e.g., NYCm4m), HIV status (e.g., HIVm4m), ethnicity (e.g., Latinom4m), or more arcane names known only to the initiated [e.g., BAtlantabimm4bimm^(for bisexual married men)].…”

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HIV Behavioral Research Online

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Tesoriero³

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Internet access has caused a global revolution in the way people of all ages and genders interact. Many have turned to the Internet to seek love, companionship, and sex, prompting researchers to move behavioral studies online. The sexual behavior of men who have sex with men (MSM) has been more closely studied than that of any other group online given the abundance of gay-oriented websites and concerns about increasing transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. Not only does the Internet provide a new medium for the conduct of behavioral research and for participant recruitment into an array of research studies, it has the as yet unrealized potential to reach huge numbers of MSM with innovative harm reduction and prevention messages tailored to individualized needs, interests, and risk behavior. Internet-based research on sexual behavior has many advantages in rapidity of recruitment of diverse samples which include individuals unreachable through conventional methods (i.e., non-gay identified and geographically and socially isolated MSM, etc.). Internet-based research also presents some new methodologic challenges in study design, participant recruitment, survey implementation, and interpretation of results. In addition, there are ethical issues unique to online research including difficulties in verifying informed consent, obstacles to surveying minors, and the ability to assure anonymity. This paper presents a review of Internet-based research on sexual behavior in MSM, a general discussion of the methodologic and ethical challenges of Internet-based research, and recommendations for future interdisciplinary research.

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Differences between Internet samples and conventional samples of men who have sex with men: implications for research and HIV interventions

Cited by 192 publications

References 13 publications

Asexuality: Classification and Characterization

Asexuality: Classification and Characterization

Surfing New Territory: Club-Drug Use and Risky Sex Among Hispanic Men Who Have Sex with Men Recruited on the Internet

HIV Behavioral Research Online

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