Call for participants -- 5 week sexuality and body image study
I'm participating, and I have to say I'm pleased with what I've seen of the study design so far, especially in terms of providing adequate options for identity and relationship style questions. Also, do note that this study _is_ trans-inclusive.
My name is Sonya Satinsky, and I'm a doctoral student in Health Behavior at
Indiana University Bloomington. I'm currently recruiting participants for
my
dissertation study, at
http://www.indiana.edu/~sexstudy
Researchers have found that the ways that we feel about our bodies'
shapes/sizes/weights (positively, negatively, or neutrally) can be
intimately connected to how we feel about ourselves as sexual beings. This
is especially true of women and other female-identified or female-bodied
individuals. The vast majority of studies on this topic have been conducted
with either undergraduate students or with women who are enrolled in
clinical weight loss programs. The experiences of these women may be
different than the experiences of women in community samples (i.e., not
college students, and not enrolled in a weight loss program). I'm hoping
with this study to explore whether connections between bodily satisfaction
or dissatisfaction and sexual health are evident among a more
broadly-defined group of women.
That's where you come in! The study is titled the Women's Body Image and
Sexual Health Study, and if you choose to participate, it has two
components. The first component is entirely online: participants will be
asked to come to the study website every day for five weeks and answer a
brief questionnaire about how you're feeling about your body that day, as
well as your sexual activities. The second component is optional. If you
would like, you can take part in two interviews conducted over the
telephone, one about body issues, and the other around sexuality issues.
Please feel free to forward this email to friends, members of your
organizations or groups, and/or colleagues who may be interested in
learning
more about this study. I'm hoping to have representation from a broad array
of women, including diversity in terms of how women feel about themselves.
Eligible participants will be at least 18 years of age, living in the
United
States, with daily Internet access. Participants must belong to one of the
following groups: women (meaning individuals who were assigned female sex
at
birth and who live and identify as female), transgender men, or transgender
women. Cis-gender men (meaning individuals who were assigned male sex at
birth, and currently live as men) are not eligible at this time.
Individuals who would like to read additional information about the study
and decide whether they would like to participate can go to this website:
www.indiana.edu/~sexstudy.
If you have additional questions about the study, please feel free to email
me at ssatinsk@indiana.edu.
Thanks for your time.
Best,
Sonya Satinsky, MPH, PhD(c)
Project Coordinator, Center for Sexual Health Promotion
Doctoral Student and Associate Instructor
Department of Applied Health Science
Indiana University Bloomington
http://www.sexualhealth.indiana.edu
My name is Sonya Satinsky, and I'm a doctoral student in Health Behavior at
Indiana University Bloomington. I'm currently recruiting participants for
my
dissertation study, at
http://www.indiana.edu/~sexstudy
Researchers have found that the ways that we feel about our bodies'
shapes/sizes/weights (positively, negatively, or neutrally) can be
intimately connected to how we feel about ourselves as sexual beings. This
is especially true of women and other female-identified or female-bodied
individuals. The vast majority of studies on this topic have been conducted
with either undergraduate students or with women who are enrolled in
clinical weight loss programs. The experiences of these women may be
different than the experiences of women in community samples (i.e., not
college students, and not enrolled in a weight loss program). I'm hoping
with this study to explore whether connections between bodily satisfaction
or dissatisfaction and sexual health are evident among a more
broadly-defined group of women.
That's where you come in! The study is titled the Women's Body Image and
Sexual Health Study, and if you choose to participate, it has two
components. The first component is entirely online: participants will be
asked to come to the study website every day for five weeks and answer a
brief questionnaire about how you're feeling about your body that day, as
well as your sexual activities. The second component is optional. If you
would like, you can take part in two interviews conducted over the
telephone, one about body issues, and the other around sexuality issues.
Please feel free to forward this email to friends, members of your
organizations or groups, and/or colleagues who may be interested in
learning
more about this study. I'm hoping to have representation from a broad array
of women, including diversity in terms of how women feel about themselves.
Eligible participants will be at least 18 years of age, living in the
United
States, with daily Internet access. Participants must belong to one of the
following groups: women (meaning individuals who were assigned female sex
at
birth and who live and identify as female), transgender men, or transgender
women. Cis-gender men (meaning individuals who were assigned male sex at
birth, and currently live as men) are not eligible at this time.
Individuals who would like to read additional information about the study
and decide whether they would like to participate can go to this website:
www.indiana.edu/~sexstudy.
If you have additional questions about the study, please feel free to email
me at ssatinsk@indiana.edu.
Thanks for your time.
Best,
Sonya Satinsky, MPH, PhD(c)
Project Coordinator, Center for Sexual Health Promotion
Doctoral Student and Associate Instructor
Department of Applied Health Science
Indiana University Bloomington
http://www.sexualhealth.indiana.edu