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===<span style="font-family:'Linux Libertine, Georgia, Times, serif'; font-size:24px; font-weight: normal;">36.4% of US male online daters are now resorting to anabolic steroids & bulimia to compete</span>=== | ===<span style="font-family:'Linux Libertine, Georgia, Times, serif'; font-size:24px; font-weight: normal;">36.4% of US male online daters are now resorting to anabolic steroids & bulimia to compete</span>=== | ||
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A study by Tran ''et al.'' (2019) utilized Amazon's platform to survey online dating users and non dating app users to examine if use of dating apps promotes risky image enhancing behavior. Their sample included a sample of 628 male and 1098 female dating app users in the United States. 33% of the men in their survey reported using online dating. | A study by Tran ''et al.'' (2019) utilized Amazon's platform to survey online dating users and non dating app users to examine if use of dating apps promotes risky image enhancing behavior. Their sample included a sample of 628 male and 1098 female dating app users in the United States. 33% of the men in their survey reported using online dating. <u>'''36.4% of male online daters were users of Anabolic Steroids (AS)'''</u>, as opposed to only 3.8% of non online dating men who reported AS use. | ||
The portion of those surveyed who identified as "African-American" were the most likely to use AS (Odds-ratio of 3.665) followed closely by Hispanics (OR 3.413) compared to Whites. The overall odds-ratio of a dating app user to use AS compared to a non dating app user was 26.926. | The portion of those surveyed who identified as "African-American" were the most likely to use AS (Odds-ratio of 3.665) followed closely by Hispanics (OR 3.413) compared to Whites. The overall odds-ratio of a dating app user to use AS compared to a non dating app user was 26.926. | ||
For men using online dating vs. not using online dating, the following prevalence of behaviors was identified: | For men using online dating vs. not using online dating, the following prevalence of behaviors was identified: | ||
* '''Anabolic steroids''' - 36.4% online | * '''Anabolic steroids''' - 36.4% online daters, vs. 3.8% non-online dating | ||
* '''Diet pills''' - 40.2% online | * '''Diet pills''' - 40.2% online daters, vs. 5.0% non-online dating | ||
* '''Laxative use''' - 41.1% online dating, vs. 7.6% non-online dating | * '''Laxative use''' - 41.1% online dating, vs. 7.6% non-online dating | ||
* '''Vomiting for weight control''' - 36.4% online dating, vs. 5.3% non-online dating | * '''Vomiting for weight control''' - 36.4% online dating, vs. 5.3% non-online dating | ||
* '''Fasting for weight loss''' - 54.1% online dating, vs. 27.0% non-online dating | * '''Fasting for weight loss''' - 54.1% online dating, vs. 27.0% non-online dating | ||
* '''Muscle building supplement''' - 49.8% online dating, vs. 18.1% non-online dating | * '''Muscle building supplement''' - 49.8% online dating, vs. 18.1% non-online dating | ||
All behaviors listed were dramatically more common in men than women, despite common portrayal of eating disorders as "female issues". Specifically, for example, vomiting for weight control (bulimia) was found in 22.4% of female online daters, and 36.4% of male online daters. Thus <u>'''male online daters are 1.6x as likely as female to have bulimia'''</u>. | All behaviors listed were dramatically more common in men than women, despite common portrayal of eating disorders as "female issues". Specifically, for example, vomiting for weight control (bulimia) was found in 22.4% of female online daters, and 36.4% of male online daters. Thus <u>'''male online daters are 1.6x as likely as female to have bulimia'''</u>. | ||