文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：Understanding Motivations for Dating App Use Among Gay and Bisexual Men: Validation, Latent Profile Analysis, and Differences in Health Outcomes

作者：He, Along[1];Bu, He[2];Mu, Wenlong[3];Fu, Donghan[4];Chen, Chen[5]

机构：[1]Nanjing Univ, Sch Journalism & Commun, Nanjing, Peoples R China;[2]East China Univ Sci & Technol, Sch Social & Publ Adm, Shanghai, Peoples R China;[3]Wuhan Univ, Sch Journalism & Commun, Bayi Rd, Wuhan 430072, Hubei, Peoples R China;[4]Beijing Normal Univ, Sch Journalism & Commun, Beijing, Peoples R China;[5]City Univ Hong Kong, Dept Social & Behav Sci, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Peoples R China

年份：2024

卷号：53

期号：2

起止页码：555

外文期刊名：ARCHIVES OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR

收录：;WOS:【SSCI(收录号:WOS:001118747600001)】；

基金：Guangdong Higher Education Teaching Reform and Construction Project: Research on a New Teaching Model Based on the Internet Environment - A case Study of the Course "Sexual Health Education for College Students" (506); Chongqing Language and Writing Research Funds: Research on Doctor's Language Strategies and Their Mechanisms of Action to Promote Patient Satisfaction and Compliance (yyk23208).

语种：英文

外文关键词：Gay and bisexual men; Gay dating apps use; Health outcomes; Latent Profile Analysis; Sexual orientation

摘要：While there has been a proliferation in gay dating app (GDA) use in China, research into their potential effects on health outcomes, particularly mental health outcomes, among gay and bisexual men is lacking. The motivations for GDA use are diverse, and understanding users' motivation profiles may provide a necessary starting point for exploring the heterogeneous effects of GDA use on health outcomes. A cross-sectional survey of the motivations for GDA use and other health outcome variables (i.e., condom use frequency, self-stigma, and subjective emptiness) was conducted among 366 Chinese gay and bisexual men. The results of exploration structure equation modeling indicate that the GDA Use Motivation Scale, with a four-factor first-order model, had strong psychometric properties. Then, latent profile analysis (LPA) based on the mean scores of four aspects of motivation was performed. The results of the LPA revealed the existence of four profiles: "Weak motivations" (30.9%), "Differentiated motivations" (17.8%), "Moderate motivations" (30.3%), and "Strong motivations" (21.0%). Differences in health outcomes among the motivation profiles were found by using the Bolck-Croon-Hagenaars approach. Overall, most participants (60.1%) tended to use condoms consistently, regardless of how strong their GDA use motivation was; however, stronger GDA use motivations were associated with higher levels of self-stigma and subjective emptiness. We call for more research to focus on the real needs behind and motivations for GDA use so that all such app users' voices can be heard, as well as to raise awareness about the potential health risks associated with GDA use among Chinese gay and bisexual men.