VOLUME 9(2) • 2019
Falling in Love with Algorithmic Compatibility in a Digital Dating Landscape: Sexually Affective Data, Networked Intimacy, and Online Gendered Identity Constructions
ABSTRACT. The purpose of this study was to empirically examine the relationship between sexually affective data, networked intimacy, and online gendered identity constructions. Building my argument by drawing on data collected from Pew Research Center, I performed analyses and made estimates regardi..
Geolocation-based Phone Dating Apps, Digital Intimacies, and Social Matching Systems in the Online Sexual Marketplace
ABSTRACT. I develop a conceptual framework based on a systematic and comprehensive literature review on the relationship between geolocation-based phone dating apps, digital intimacies, and social matching systems in the online sexual marketplace. Building my argument by drawing on data collected fr..
Commodifying Intimate Relationships through Geosocial Networking Mobile Apps: Data-driven Dating, Sexual Sociality, and Online Body Objectification
ABSTRACT. I draw on a substantial body of theoretical and empirical research on commodifying intimate relationships through geosocial networking mobile apps, and to explore this, I inspected, used, and replicated survey data from Pew Research Center, performing analyses and making estimates regardin..
Initiating Sexual Behaviors with Online Dating Partners: Stereotypical Gender Norms, Intimate Personal Data, and Romantic Compatibility
ABSTRACT. Despite the relevance of initiating sexual behaviors with online dating partners, only limited research has been conducted on this topic. Using and replicating data from Pew Research Center, we performed analyses and made estimates regarding % of U.S. adults in each group who have used onl..
Gendered Power Relations and Inequalities in Youth Sexting Culture: Objectification of Feminine Sexuality, Self-Discovery and Intimacy, and Social Shaming
ABSTRACT. Based on an in-depth survey of the literature, the purpose of the paper is to better understand the relationship between objectification of feminine sexuality, self-discovery and intimacy, and social shaming. Using and replicating data from MediaSmarts, Miami University, Netsafe, Our Watch..
Is Sharing Nude Content a Problematic Behavior? Self-Made Sexually Explicit Pictures, Gendered Risks of Harm, and Online Victimization
ABSTRACT. This article reviews and advances existing literature concerning the relationship between self-made sexually explicit pictures, gendered risks of harm, and online victimization. Using and replicating data from DrEd, MediaSmarts, Our Watch, Plan International Australia, Relationships Austra..
Is Sexting a Deviant Behavior? Taking and Sharing Nudes, Bodily Self-Expression, and Gendered Social Meanings
ABSTRACT. This article presents an empirical study carried out to evaluate and analyze sexting as a possible deviant behavior. Building my argument by drawing on data collected from DrEd, MediaSmarts, Netsafe, Our Watch, Plan International Australia, Relationships Australia, and YouGovOmnibus, I per..
Parental Engagement with Social Media Platforms: Digital Mothering, Children’s Online Privacy, and the Sense of Disempowerment in the Technology-Integrated Society
ABSTRACT. Empirical evidence on parental engagement with social media platforms has been scarcely documented in the literature. Using and replicating data from CBBC Newsround, ComRes, C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, EZShield, Nominet, Ofcom, Statista, and Sukk and Soo (2018), we performed analyses an..
The Impact of Gender Stereotypes on the Appraisal of Civic Virtue Performance
ABSTRACT. When employees perform organizational citizenship behaviours (OCBs), they go above and beyond their formal job requirements in a manner that benefits the organization. Research suggests that performing OCBs can positively impact one’s performance appraisal ratings. Other research suggests ..
Does the Sex of Mentors and Students Affect Students’ Perceptions of Research Mentors?
ABSTRACT. Students’ views of mentors have been examined, but over the past 30 years there has been a dramatic increase in both female students and faculty in psychology. The purpose of this study was to determine whether there were sex differences in mentoring. Two hundred twenty-seven undergraduate..