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Description
This project will examine lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans (LGBT+) and heterosexual people's use of online dating apps to negotiate intimacy during and after COVID 19 lockdowns and social distancing.
We will explore how people used dating apps to start or maintain relationships (including sexual and romantic relationships, and friendships) and how these relationships affect personal resilience. Our data will help us understand how apps can support our emotional and personal needs, and whether they can offer a safer way to be intimate with others at times of high viral risk.
We will investigate the different ways in which LGBT and heterosexual people's intimate lives have been affected by the social restrictions linked to the pandemic. Can dating apps be a place for new kinds of intimacy, and does this in turn help users be more resilient in difficult times? And do apps encourage or discourage behaviour that increases viral risk.
Our data will combine a national online survey with in-depth online qualitative interviews.
We will be working with service providers and community representatives and welcome enquiries from collaborators.
We will explore how people used dating apps to start or maintain relationships (including sexual and romantic relationships, and friendships) and how these relationships affect personal resilience. Our data will help us understand how apps can support our emotional and personal needs, and whether they can offer a safer way to be intimate with others at times of high viral risk.
We will investigate the different ways in which LGBT and heterosexual people's intimate lives have been affected by the social restrictions linked to the pandemic. Can dating apps be a place for new kinds of intimacy, and does this in turn help users be more resilient in difficult times? And do apps encourage or discourage behaviour that increases viral risk.
Our data will combine a national online survey with in-depth online qualitative interviews.
We will be working with service providers and community representatives and welcome enquiries from collaborators.
| Short title | Dating app connections: Intimacies before, during and after COVID19 |
|---|---|
| Status | Finished |
| Effective start/end date | 1/05/22 → 30/09/24 |
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This project contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Keywords
- dating apps
- gender
- sexuality
- digital intimacies
- online relationships
- personal connections
- personal life
- sexual health
- intimate relationships
- COVID-19
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Beyond Swipes: Navigating COVID-19, Dating Apps and Life Politics
Yodovich, N., Heaphy, B. & Garcia Iglesias, J., 16 Jan 2025, In: Journal of Sociology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Imposter participants? Towards a reflexive epistemology of ‘suspected participants’
Garcia Iglesias, J., Heaphy, B., Yodovich, N., Atherton, S. & Merchant, A., 5 May 2025, In: International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 24Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A guide to using dating apps
Heaphy, B., Garcia Iglesias, J. & Yodovich, N., 10 Sept 2024, University of Manchester.Research output: Other contribution
Open Access
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