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The '''Donnelly Study'''[http://cda.morris.umn.edu/~meeklesr/celibacy.html] is the first academic study to take the concept of involuntary celibacy seriously and has been cited dozens of times by academic literature, including peer-reviewed academic research. The study itself was also peer-reviewed and published in the Journal of | The '''Donnelly Study'''[http://cda.morris.umn.edu/~meeklesr/celibacy.html] is the first academic study to take the concept of involuntary celibacy seriously and has been cited dozens of times by academic literature, including peer-reviewed academic research. The study itself was also peer-reviewed and published in the The Journal of Sex Research(2001) . <ref>https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00224490109552083</ref> | ||
This study was the beginning of the use of the word incel as an academic sociological term. [[Alana|Alana's]] [[incel]] [[Alana's Involuntary Celibacy Project|mailing list]] was coordinating with a professor of sociology named, "[[Denise Donnelly]]", and a team of Georgia State University researchers to use her community as a beginning for research on the causes of involuntary celibacy in early 1999. The study was co-authored by sociologist and professor Elizabeth Burgess who, as late as 2014, had described incel forums as "valuable." | This study was the beginning of the use of the word incel as an academic sociological term. [[Alana|Alana's]] [[incel]] [[Alana's Involuntary Celibacy Project|mailing list]] was coordinating with a professor of sociology named, "[[Denise Donnelly]]", and a team of Georgia State University researchers to use her community as a beginning for research on the causes of involuntary celibacy in early 1999. The study was co-authored by sociologist and professor Elizabeth Burgess who, as late as 2014, had described incel forums as "valuable." | ||
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==The Study== | ==The Study== | ||
The questionnaire for the study was filled out by 60 men and 22 women who identified as involuntarily celibate. Men in the study reported they felt trapped by being stuck in the role of the initiator of dates, while the women in the study reported that they felt like they should not initiate romantic or sexual encounters. 35% of respondents felt dissatisfied, frustrated, or angry about their | The questionnaire for the study was filled out by 60 men and 22 women who identified as involuntarily celibate. Findings showed that involuntary celibates may come from broad sexual and personal backgrounds. Three categories were developed: virgins were those who had never had sex, singles had sex in the past but were unable to establish current sexual relationships, and partners were currently in sexless relationships (which included 28% of respondents). | ||
Of the virgin involuntary celibates, 76% were male, and 24% were female. Men in the study reported they felt trapped by being stuck in the role of the initiator of dates, while the women in the study reported that they felt like they should not initiate romantic or sexual encounters. | |||
Overall, 35% of respondents felt dissatisfied, frustrated, or angry about their lack of sexual relationships regardless of their current partnership status. Most involuntary celibates appeared to feel despair, depression, frustration and a loss of confidence. | |||
The study also found grounding for a common incel concern - that as sexual and relationship milestones are missed, it becomes harder and harder to achieve normality going forward. Many felt that their sexual development had somehow stalled in an earlier stage of life, leading them to feel different from their peers and like they will never catch up. | |||
==Incel is Now a Valid Academic Sociological Term== | ==Incel is Now a Valid Academic Sociological Term== | ||
Donnelly's study, while the sample size was | Donnelly's study, while the sample size was small, has been cited 62 times in scholarly literature, including an encyclopedia about family life, a peer-reviewed sociology journal, and various books by accredited sociologists and an accredited anthropologist, giving the term, "involuntary celibacy", academic legitimacy, at least as a sociological term describing a real-life circumstance. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||