This chapter foc on the nstctn of gay inty. First, sexual inty is fed and the emergence of gay inty is discsed. Two signifint theori of inty—social inty theory and inty procs theory—om social psychology are...
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- GAY MEN’S CONSTCTN AND MANAGEMENT OF INTY ON GRDR
- GAY MEN'S NSTCTN AND MANAGEMENT OF INTY ON GRDR
- 1 GAY MENS NSTCTN AND MANAGEMENT OF INTY ON GRDR
- REVIEWSOCIAL PSYCHOLOGIL ASPECTS OF GAY INTY VELOPMENT
- GRDRG THE SELF: YOUNG FILIPO GAY MEN'S EXPLORATN OF SEXUAL INTY THROUGH A GEO-SOCIAL NETWORKG APPLITN
- INTY, CONNECTEDNS, AND SEXUAL HEALTH THE GAY SNA
- GRDR AND GAY INTY
GAY MEN’S CONSTCTN AND MANAGEMENT OF INTY ON GRDR
This study explor gay men’s nstctn and management of inty on Grdr. A sample of gay men was terviewed and the data were analyzed g * gay men’s construction and management of identity on grindr *
Ccially, onle inti n bee “visible” offle his small-sle terview study of gay llege men, Dodge (2014) argu that Grdr and other lotn-aware applitns enable young gay men to nstct and velop a gay inty, partly bee allows them to tablish relatns wh other gay men a “safe” space.
GAY MEN'S NSTCTN AND MANAGEMENT OF INTY ON GRDR
<p>This study explor gay men’s nstctn and management of inty on Grdr. A sample of gay men was terviewed and the data were analyzed g Interpretative Phenomenologil Analysis. The followg them are outled: (1) nstctg and re-nstctg inti on Grdr; (2) bolsterg sexual self-efficy; (3) managg onle and offle inti. Dpe the apparent social psychologil benefs of geospatial gay social workg applitns, the prsur of ercive norms on the applitn as well as perceived “addictn” to n rult threats to inty, thereby challengg social and psychologil wellbeg.</p> * gay men’s construction and management of identity on grindr *
Siarly, Castañeda’s (2015) study of Grdr e among young Filipo gay men monstrat that they utilize Grdr orr to velop and explore a gay sexual inty by sharg own personal narrativ wh other gay men.
1 GAY MENS NSTCTN AND MANAGEMENT OF INTY ON GRDR
* gay men’s construction and management of identity on grindr *
For stance, heteronormative offle settgs assiatg and acmodatg one’s inty as a Grdr er may be challengg for self-teem if dividuals e to believe that beg gay is immoral and unnatural (Jaspal and Cnirella 2010).
REVIEWSOCIAL PSYCHOLOGIL ASPECTS OF GAY INTY VELOPMENT
The study vtigated how young Filipo gay men e emergent technologi to explore their sexual inty. Inrporatg rearch techniqu om Sikolohiyang Pilipo, participants were asked to share their experienc of g Grdr, a geo-social workg applitn, and how ntributed to the way they unrstood and nceptualized what meant to be a young Filipo gay man. Usg equency dg, the analysis revealed var them based on data llected om 30 participants who did not e Grdr solely for s advertised purpose of fdg partners for iendship and datg, or for s popular purpose of seekg sexual enunters. Rults show that young Filipo gay men e the applitn to probe to personal issu relevant to their sexual inty. Them clu the sire to share one’s stori as a young gay man, to nnect wh whom they perceive to share siar experienc wh, and to learn how to be gay. The implitns of how emergent technologi such as geo-social workg applitns n be unrstood as a space for explorg sexual inty are also discsed. * gay men’s construction and management of identity on grindr *
Conversely, on Grdr one is likely to be exposed to more gay affirmative imagery and language and, th, feelgs of self-teem may facilate the assiatn-acmodatn of one’s gay sexualy (Birnholtz et al. The schle began wh qutns regardg self-scriptn and inty, followed by some qutns/prob that eliced rmatn ncerng attus towards Grdr, their experienc of g the applitn, and terpersonal relatns wh other gay men. Grdr appeared to facilate the selectn of a ntextually appropriate inty, while the gay scene was perceived as reifyg the inti rultg one’s intifiabily as eher “top” (sexually sertive) or “bottom” (sexually receptive).
GRDRG THE SELF: YOUNG FILIPO GAY MEN'S EXPLORATN OF SEXUAL INTY THROUGH A GEO-SOCIAL NETWORKG APPLITN
This study foc on the meangs and experienc that men livg Leicter, UK attribute to the gay sna, the role of the gay sna their sense of * gay men’s construction and management of identity on grindr *
Raj felt that his South Asian inty was stigmatized predomantly Whe gay offle spac (see Jaspal, prs), while Jam highlighted the “plans” of Whe inty which he felt obscured the diversy of people wh this tegory. Ined, several terviewe scribed the ial challeng of attemptg to meet sexual partners while matag discretn as an impediment to their self-efficy—they felt ls empowered as “closeted” gay men. The realy of homophobia nstuted an important factor participants’ cisn to rely on Grdr as a means of nnectg wh sexual partners—they uld seek sex addn to perceived stigma om heterosexuals, terviewe also highlighted the emergg social stigma of sual sex among gay men, monly referred to as “slut shamg” (see Blackwell and Birnholtz 2015, for more on “slut shamg”):I got to say there is a b of turng your nose up at you if you meet a guy and have sex or whatever, ’s like you e across slutty and nobody really lik even if they’re dog too, so I don’t like people knowg my bs… On Grdr you check your msage, reply, and nobody really knows how much you’re sluttg around [lghs].
In short, Grdr, as a discreet means of nnectg wh others, rtored the sense of self-efficy that was sometim challenged by the social stigma of sual sex among gay them surroundg the flexibily of inty nstctn on Grdr and creased agency over one’s sexual behavr were powerfully reflected across the participant sample. DiscsnDrawg upon tes of Inty Procs Theory om social psychology, the prent study set out to explore the meangs that GBM append to Grdr, a leadg geospatial gay social workg mobile applitn, and the impact that their e of Grdr n have for inty procs.
INTY, CONNECTEDNS, AND SEXUAL HEALTH THE GAY SNA
’s (2016) work on partg Grdr did not nsir inty threat, the prent study provis a novel perspective on ers’ (dis)engagement wh fdgs of this study n be cltered around three overarchg them that foc on (1) how gay and bisexual ers nstct and re-nstct their inti on Grdr, (2) how Grdr n enhance the self-efficy prciple of inty, and (3) the challeng associated wh straddlg the boundari between their liv and inti onle and offle settgs.
GRDR AND GAY INTY
Neverthels, many of them were secretive about their e of Grdr partly bee they believed there was social stigma append to gay sexualy— particular, the stereotype that gay men are sexually promiscuo (Kahn and Fgerhut 2011). Individuals appeared to perceive agency over their multiple inti as they uld foreground some over others and attenuate those that were stigmatized, wh posive out for self-teem and of the rearch to GBM’s e of gay lotn-aware applitns has ntend that there is a posive rrelatn between applitn age and sexual risk-takg (Lehler and Ioerger 2014; Young et al.