Depathologizing Queer Adults' Dating App Use in Canada: Convergent Mixed Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dating apps are virtual sociosexual networking platforms that facilitate varying social and sexual relationships and have considerably changed the way that many queer individuals form social, sexual, and romantic connections. Despite evidence that social media use can be associated with either diminished or improved mental health, few studies have explored the association between dating apps and mental health among queer adults.

Objective

Using reparative theory and a transformative paradigm, this research sought to critically explore the association between dating apps and mental health among queer adults in Canada..

Methods

We used a convergent mixed methods design comprising an online survey (N=250) and one-on-one interviews (subsample of n=22) among que

SUBMITTER: Sinno J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12329389 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature