Sexually Transmitted Disease, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, and Pregnancy Testing Behaviors Among Internet and Mobile Dating Application Users and Nonusers, 2016

Coor, Alexandra; Kachur, Rachel; Friedman, Allison; Witbart, Lauren; Habel, Melissa A.; Bernstein, Kyle T.; Hogben, Matthew

doi:10.1097/olq.0000000000000997

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“…This is reflective of Australian youth, a survey of 1,168 Australian students found that 89% were heterosexual [ 28 ]. Dating app use is also most prevalent in the 18–24-year-old age group [ 29 ] and 90.2% of our survey respondents were in the 18–24-year-old age bracket.…”

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Motivations, dating app relationships, unintended consequences and change in sexual behaviour in dating app users at an Australian music festival

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Background Despite the popularity of dating apps, there remain scarce data on the motivations, consequences and their influence on sexual behaviour change in the Australian population. Objective To explore motivations, dating app relationships, unintended consequences and change in sexual behaviour in dating app users at an Australian music festival. Methods A cross-sectional study design was used. Festival patrons aged 18–30 at a major Australian music festival completed a paper-based survey. Logistic regression was used to identify which factors were associated with an increase in sexual partners since using dating apps. Results The primary reasons for dating app use (N = 437) were boredom (59.7%), casual sex (45.1%) and casual dating (42.8%). A third of users used them at music festivals (33.8%, n = 432). A third of participants had used dating apps for more than 2 years (33.3%) and a third (33.0%) of users claimed to have changed their sexual behaviour after app use, including increased frequency of sexual activity (70.0%), number of sexual partners (57.1%) and sexual experimentation (42.1%). Dating app users tended not to discuss sexually transmitted infections (STI) status with a sexual partner regardless of whether they had met them on an app or not: 38.5% would ‘never’ and 36.9% would ‘sometimes’ have safe sex discussions with partners met via apps. Condoms were ‘always’ used for 36.9% of dating app users when meeting partners via dating apps, compared to 29.9% met by other means. 8.6% of dating app users reported having contracted STIs, and 2.8% had unwanted pregnancies with those met on dating apps. After adjusting for socio-demographics, those who had an STI after engaging in sexual activity with a person met via a dating app had 2.4 times the odds of reporting an increase in sexual partners, and those who had used a dating app for over 2 years had twice the odds of reporting an increase in sexual partners. When condom use was entered into the model, those that ‘often’ or ‘sometimes’ used a condom with a new dating app partner were twice as likely to report an increase in sexual partners since using dating apps, compared to those who ‘always’ used a condom with a new dating app partner. Sexual orientation and STI discussions with a new sexual dating app partner were not associated with an increase in dating app partners. Conclusion Dating app usage is common and users report increased sexual activity, sexual partners and experimentation. STI discussions with potential partners and condom use remained low regardless of how partners were met and despite an increase in sexual partners since using dating apps. Given the high-risk nature of individuals that utilise dating apps, safe sex discussion, including STIs, pregnancies and condom use should be promoted to improve sexual health outcomes.

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Motivations, dating app relationships, unintended consequences and change in sexual behaviour in dating app users at an Australian music festival

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“…For example, nowadays, dating applications help in potential matchmaking that can lead to long relationships like marriage [ [26] , [27] , [28] ]. On the other hand, dating applications can affect one's life in an undesirable way, such as sexual harassment and bullying [ [29] , [30] , [31] ] and vulnerability to sexually transmitted diseases [ 32 , 33 ]. Understanding user motivations can paint a clear picture of the positive and negative outcomes of Bumble usage.…”

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The Bumble motivations framework- exploring a dating App's uses by emerging adults in India

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“…The sample of Italian app users should report engaging in more risky sexual behaviors (with higher numbers of sexual partners of full protected and unprotected sexual intercourse; casual sex encounters, with a higher frequency of “hook-ups”) than former users and non-users. 6 , 7 , 8 , 13 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 The sample of Italian app users should also show higher rates of STIs than former users and non-users. 6 , 7 , 8 , 13 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 …”

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confidence: 99%

“… 6 , 7 , 8 , 13 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 The sample of Italian app users should also show higher rates of STIs than former users and non-users. 6 , 7 , 8 , 13 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 …”

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“What Are You Looking For?” Investigating the Association Between Dating App Use and Sexual Risk Behaviors

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Introduction: Literature on the association between dating app use and sexual risk behaviors is still scant and inconclusive. Aim: To investigate the association between dating app use and sexual risk behaviors, considering the role of motives for using them. Methods: 1,278 Italian respondents completed an online questionnaire assessing demographics, motives and patterns of dating app use, sexual behaviors and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) diagnoses. One-way ANOVA and Chi-squared analyses were used to investigate differences among the three subsamples (active vs former vs non-users). Multiple linear and logistic regression analyses were run to investigate the role of demographics, motives and patterns of dating app use on sexual risk taking and sexual health. Main outcome measures: Number of protected and unprotected full sexual partners in the last year; frequency of hook-ups in the last year; STIs lifetime. Results: Active users, even more than former app users, were more likely to report risky behaviors and STI diagnoses than non-users (x 2 = 26.37, P < .001). Installing the apps to find friends or romantic partners was associated with less protected (find friends B = À0.364, P = .015; find romantic partners B = À0.300, P = .006) and unprotected (find friends B = À0.346, P = .016; find romantic partners B = À0.360, P < .001) sexual intercourses. Installing the apps to find sexual partners predicted higher odds of unprotected sexual activity (B = 0.193, P = .048), hook-ups (B = 0.496, P < .001) and STIs diagnoses (OR = 2.835, P = .025). Accessing apps more frequently and more years of usage was associated with reporting risky sexual behaviors and STI diagnoses among active users (app access frequency OR = 1.461, P = .003; usage years OR = 1.089, P = .013). Conclusion:Installing the apps to search for sexual partners, using them at length since first installation and accessing them frequently are significant factors in influencing the association between dating app use and sexual risk behaviors.

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Sexually Transmitted Disease, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, and Pregnancy Testing Behaviors Among Internet and Mobile Dating Application Users and Nonusers, 2016

Cited by 7 publications

References 8 publications

Motivations, dating app relationships, unintended consequences and change in sexual behaviour in dating app users at an Australian music festival

Motivations, dating app relationships, unintended consequences and change in sexual behaviour in dating app users at an Australian music festival

The Bumble motivations framework- exploring a dating App's uses by emerging adults in India

“What Are You Looking For?” Investigating the Association Between Dating App Use and Sexual Risk Behaviors

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