Blog post 11 Final project progress

I’m planning to conduct a research on how the gay people use online dating apps to meet their goals and what are the influences of the apps have on them?
I’m thinking about the questionnaire this week and start working on designing it. Here is the sketch of my questionnaire:
The basic information
Age,
Ethnicity,
Sexual Orientation (gay or bisexual) (For the third part, I’m considering is it possible to make that category?)
Single or not?

The purpose of using gay dating apps? (multiple choices)
A. Casual sex B. Friends C. Romantic Relationship D. Networking E. Just chatting
The intensity of using apps?
A. less than 10 mins per day B. 10-30 mins per day C. 30-60 mins per day D. More than an hour per day
Gay outness to family members?
The scale 1-7(7 is the highest)
Gay outness to the non-family members (world)?
The scale 1-7(7 is the highest )
The satisfaction level of using gay dating apps?
The scale 1-7 (7 is the highest)
To what extent do you modify your online photos?
The scale 1-7 (7 is the highest)
The level of self-esteem when using those apps?
The scale 1-7(7 is the highest)
How many serious relationships do you have before?
A. 0 B. 1-2 C.3-4 D more than 4
How many casual sex partners do you have before?
A. 0 B.1-2 C. less than 10 D.10-50 E. more than 50

I also include some open-ended questions at the end of the questionnaire for some people who want to disclose more about themselves.
Do you think it is possible to find the romantic relationship online? Why?
Do you think you represent exactly who you are in the real life when you chatting with people online?
Do you think the dating apps change the way how gay people identify themselves and the ways they interact with people?
Do you like or dislike those dating apps? Why? Can you give some suggestions about the improvements of those apps?

And this week, I read approximately 10 papers about some gay dating apps. For example, it includes grindr, Jack’d and SCRUFF. One of the articles talked about the gay identity confusion and outness, which was very inspiring.
Research has shown that being out is considered an attractive quality in a gay romantic relationship (Knoble & Linville, 2012). Furthermore, sexual minorities come out to different people to different degrees. For example, out to the family members and out to non-family members. One of the articles (Chan, 2017) conducted a research on whether gay identity confusion, being out will influence the intensity of gay dating apps use and number of casual sex partners. For some people who don’t come out to their friends, they applied various techniques to conceal their identities, for example, use a fake photo or block the people he already know. I also add some of the related questions to my questionnaire.

 References:

Chan, L. S. (2017). The role of gay identity confusion and outness in sex-seeking on mobile dating apps among men who have sex with men: A conditional process analysis. Journal of homosexuality, 64(5), 622-637.

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