Intimate intrusions online: Studying the normalisation of abuse in dating apps

Gillett, Rosalie

doi:10.1016/j.wsif.2018.04.005

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“…Apps represent a contemporary environment that, based on appearance and physical attractiveness, is associated with several negative pressures and perceptions about the body, which can have detrimental consequences for the physical and mental health of the individual [ 67 ]. As for assaults, there is a growing literature alerting us to the increasing amount of sexual harassment and abuse related to dating apps, especially in more vulnerable groups, such as women, or among people of sexual minorities (e.g., [ 12 , 82 ]).…”

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Dating Apps and Their Sociodemographic and Psychosocial Correlates: A Systematic Review

Castro

Barrada

2020

IJERPH

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The emergence and popularization of dating apps have changed the way people meet and interact with potential romantic and sexual partners. In parallel with the increased use of these applications, a remarkable scientific literature has developed. However, due to the recency of the phenomenon, some gaps in the existing research can be expected. Therefore, the objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review of the empirical research of the psychosocial content published in the last five years (2016–2020) on dating apps. A search was conducted in different databases, and we identified 502 articles in our initial search. After screening titles and abstracts and examining articles in detail, 70 studies were included in the review. The most relevant data (author/s and year, sample size and characteristics, methodology) and their findings were extracted from each study and grouped into four blocks: user dating apps characteristics, usage characteristics, motives for use, and benefits and risks of use. The limitations of the literature consulted are discussed, as well as the practical implications of the results obtained, highlighting the relevance of dating apps, which have become a tool widely used by millions of people around the world.

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“…Some theoretical reviews related to users and uses of dating apps have been published, although they have focused on specific groups, such as men who have sex with men (MSM [ 10 , 11 ]) or on certain risks, such as aggression and abuse through apps [ 12 ].…”

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Dating Apps and Their Sociodemographic and Psychosocial Correlates: A Systematic Review

Castro

Barrada

2020

IJERPH

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“…However, this one-dimensional framing of such “dick pics” as a potentially harmful experience for the recipient, typically women, leaves unexplored the nuances of these interactions (Waling and Pym, 2017). Examinations of the unsolicited “dick pic” through the lens of sexual harassment have explored women’s use of humor to concurrently make light of such experiences while also normalizing men’s intrusive behavior (Gillett, 2018). Our respondents’ attempts to dismiss the “out of the blue” “dick pic” with humor reflect these attempts to resist feeling like or being seen as a victim of sexual harassment, ultimately normalizing the behavior of the sender.…”

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Sexting, power, and patriarchy: Narratives of sexting from a college population

Bonilla

McGinley

Lamb

2020

New Media & Society

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This qualitative study explores the sexting experiences of college-aged students with attention to gendered understandings and motivations of sexting. We gathered data on the decision-making process, relational contexts in which sexting occurred, body-image management, and perceived outcomes of past experiences. Participants in this study were asked to describe two experiences of sexting behavior in short vignettes, and then they were prompted to respond to additional questions about the vignette and sexting. A total of 342 vignettes were read and analyzed using discourse analytic strategies of reading for positioning, construction of discourses, and implied actions.

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“…Online dating is another example of SV being inadvertently perpetuated through technology that is intended to augment sexual encounters. Several quantitative studies have linked dating app-use with SV [25,45,46,78,86,92,108]. Choi and colleagues found that dating app users are 2.13 times more likely to be sexually abused than non-users [25].…”

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Computer-Mediated Consent to Sex

Zytko

Furlo

Carlin

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Proc. ACM Hum.-Comput. Interact.

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This paper reports an interview study about how consent to sexual activity is computer-mediated. The study's context of online dating is chosen due to the prevalence of sexual violence, or nonconsensual sexual activity, that is associated with dating app-use. Participants (n=19) represent a range of gender identities and sexual orientations, and predominantly used the dating app Tinder. Findings reveal two computer-mediated consent processes: consent signaling and affirmative consent. With consent signaling, users employed Tinder's interface to infer and imply agreement to sex without any explicit confirmation before making sexual advances in-person. With affirmative consent, users employed the interface to establish patterns of overt discourse around sex and consent across online and offline modalities. The paper elucidates shortcomings of both computer-mediated consent processes that leave users susceptible to sexual violence and envisions dating apps as potential sexual violence prevention solutions if deliberately designed to mediate consent exchange. CCS Concepts: • Human-centered computing → Empirical studies in collaborative and social computing; • Social and professional topics → User Characters → Gender; Sexual orientation

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Intimate intrusions online: Studying the normalisation of abuse in dating apps

Cited by 46 publications

References 47 publications

Dating Apps and Their Sociodemographic and Psychosocial Correlates: A Systematic Review

Dating Apps and Their Sociodemographic and Psychosocial Correlates: A Systematic Review

Sexting, power, and patriarchy: Narratives of sexting from a college population

Computer-Mediated Consent to Sex

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