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Where are you?
Recommendations for recruiting people
engaged in consensual non-monogamy online
Amy C. Moors
National Center for Institutional Diversity | Energy Institute |
Department of Women’s Studies
University of Michigan
SSSS 2015 | [email protected] | Twitter: @acmoors
polyamory
swinging
open relationships
monogamish
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• Robust stigma toward people who
engage in consensual non-monogamy
• Perceived as poor relationship partners,
parents, citizens, and all around “bad”
• Stigmatized by mental health professionals
• Vulnerable to legal discrimination
(Conley, Moors et al., 2013; Day, Kay et al., 2011; DePaulo & Morris, 2005; Moors et al., 2013; Schechinger, unpublished data)
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Forgive the gender-ing of this clip art; the internet can do better.
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1. Professional web presence
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Identifies your professional
background and interests
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Tool to share findings and
recruit for future research
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Ease motivation concerns
some people may have
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e.g., (anti-LGBT) Family
Research Council
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1. Professional web presence
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Create a professional
facebook (person) to post
recruitment advertisements
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List overarching research
interests
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Avoid explicitly stating you’re
studying X and outing someone
Choice to include personal
photo or to come out
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2. Where to find people engage in non-monogamy
Polyamory | Swinging | Open Relationships | Monogamish
Listservs and Groups:
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Polyamory.meetup.com
• By region
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2. Where to find people in non-monogamous relationships
Polyamory | Swinging | Open Relationships | Monogamish
Listservs and Groups:
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Polyamory.meetup.com
• By region
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Loving More
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www.lovemore.com
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2. Where to find people in non-monogamous relationships
Polyamory | Swinging | Open Relationships | Monogamish
Listservs and Groups:
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Polyamory.meetup.com
• By region
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Loving More
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www.lovemore.com
Yahoo groups
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2. Where to find people in non-monogamous relationships
Polyamory | Swinging | Open Relationships | Monogamish
Facebook Groups:
Facebook Pages:
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Polyamory
Poly Rights
Open Love NY
Polyamory and pix
Polyamory FB Group
Polyamory Canada
Polyamory
Polyamory: Married & Dating
Polyamory in the News!
Polyamory in the 21st Century
Sustainable Polyamory
Poly Weekly
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2. Where to find people in non-monogamous relationships
Polyamory | Swinging | Open Relationships | Monogamish
Listservs and Groups:
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Yahoo groups
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2. Where to find people in non-monogamous relationships
Polyamory | Swinging | Open Relationships | Monogamish
Listservs and Groups:
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Yahoo groups
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Swinger.meetup.com
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2. Where to find people in non-monogamous relationships
Polyamory | Swinging | Open Relationships | Monogamish
Listservs and Groups:
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Yahoo groups
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Swinger.meetup.com
Dating and Advice websites:
• coupledoingit.com
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lifeontheswingset.com
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Swinger dating websites
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2. Where to find people in non-monogamous relationships
Polyamory | Swinging | Open Relationships | Monogamish
Additional sources:
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www.swinglifestyle.com/swingers/clubs
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by region
• Facebook
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SwingersUnderground
Fans of page: My Story:
Confessions of a Swinger, etc…
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2. Where to find people in non-monogamous relationships
Polyamory | Swinging | Open Relationships | Monogamish
Listservs and Groups:
• Yahoo groups: Open_relationships4u
• Meetup.com
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open relationship university
open relationships: a discussion group
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2. Where to find people in non-monogamous relationships
Polyamory | Swinging | Open Relationships | Monogamish
Listservs and Groups:
• Yahoo groups: Open_relationships4u
• Meetup.com
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open relationship university
open relationships: a discussion group
• National Organizations & Facebook
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Unmarried Equality
Institute for 21st Century Relationships
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3. Permission & Transparent Conversations with Group Leads
• Identify who is moderating or leading a given group
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Snowball sampling: Known as “seed”
Cunning Minx 
[email protected]
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3. Permission & Transparent Conversations with Group Leads
Dear XXXX:
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Email contact to ask
if they can post
recruitment
Identify yourself and
purpose of the study
I am a professor at the University of Michigan and I am
conducting a study investigating the relationship and
sexual health dynamics of individuals who identify as
swingers.
My lab is conducting an online study to address these
issues. We are currently recruiting participants.
The study should take most participants 5 minutes or less
to complete. The link is:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XXXXXXXX
Would it be possible for you to post this link on your
listserv?
Thank you,
Terri D. Conley, Ph.D.
Departments of Psychology and Women’s Studies
University of Michigan
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3. Permission & Transparent Conversations with Group Leads
Dear XXXX:
I am a researcher at the University of Michigan who is interested in diverse
romantic relationships.
Another
example,
requesting
permission to
post:
Currently, I am conducting a brief online study about people’s attitudes and
feelings about their current relationship(s). I am currently recruiting for
people engaged in consensual non-monogamous relationships (e.g.,
polyamory, swinging, open relationships) to take part in this study.
The study takes most participants about 5-8 minutes to complete and is
completely anonymous: https://umich.qualtrics.com/XXXXX
I writing to get your permission to post on your facebook group’s wall to
recruit for this study. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.
Thank you,
Amy C. Moors, Ph.D.
Department of Women’s Studies | University of Michigan
https://umich.academia.edu/amycmoors
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4. Comprehensive Consent
Welcome! This study is being conducted by researchers at the
University of Michigan.
Explain purpose
Consider
anonymity
This project is part of a research effort to understand more about the
community of people who engage in consensual non-exclusive
intimate and/or sexual relationships. We undertake this effort in order to
better understand this community, its beliefs, practices, and
desires. You will be asked questions about your relationship(s),
perceptions of consensual non-monogamy (including, but not limited
to, swinging, polyamory, open-relationships/marriages), and attitudes
toward romantic relationships.
We deeply appreciate your willingness to share your attitudes and
opinions with us. Please be assured that all responses are completely
anonymous. No individually identifying information is collected. If you
feel uncomfortable at any time, you are also free to withdraw at any
time (by exiting the browser). This study has been reviewed and
approved by the Institutional Review Board at the University of
Michigan (HUM: XXXXXXXX).
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4. Comprehensive Consent
Let participants
know their
feedback matters
In most cases, the wording of the questions and possible answers
you'll see are taken directly from previous studies on this topic. We
ask you to do your best to respond as accurately as you can within
the limitations imposed on us as researchers. At the end of the
survey, please feel free to provide any feedback in the "additional
comments” boxes.
Time and
potential risks
This survey takes most people 12-15 minutes to complete. We
anticipate that participating in this study will cause little to no
risks. The content of the questionnaire may cause some discomfort
due to the personal nature of the topic.
If you are uncomfortable with any of the questions, either in the
questionnaire or interview, you may skip them. Although
participation may not benefit you directly, we believe that the
information obtained from this study will help us gain a better
understanding of consensual non-monogamy.
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4. Comprehensive Consent
Suggestion for
maintaining
anonymity
If you would like additional information concerning this study, feel
free to contact us. We take your anonymity very seriously. If you
email us please consider creating a new email address that is not
identifying (e.g. [email protected]).
Amy C. Moors, Ph.D.
Project Investigator
[email protected]
Department of Women’s Studies
University of Michigan
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5. Ways to Share Study
• Include survey link at the end
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5. Ways to Share Study
• Twitter
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• Relationship researchers (on Twitter, Tumblr) and:
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Additional Advice
• Open-ended options for relationship type, gender, etc…
• Limit taxing of participant pool:
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Brief studies, especially volunteer
(< 15-20 minutes)
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Do you really need hundreds
of participants?
• Look at additional comments
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Update study (while running)
• Ask if partner(s) took part in study
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Potential issue for analyses
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Thank you! &
Questions?
Consider reading these resources:
Recruiting stigmatized & hard-to-reach samples
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King, D. B., O’Rourke, N., & DeLongis, A. (2014). Social media recruitment and online
data collection: A beginner’s guide and best practices for accessing low-prevalence
and hard-to-reach populations. Canadian Psychology, 55(4), 240.
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Sadler, G. R., Lee, H. C., Lim, R. S. H., & Fullerton, J. (2010). Recruitment of hard‐to‐reach
population subgroups via adaptations of the snowball sampling strategy. Nursing &
Health Sciences, 12(3), 369-374.
Ethical issues & vulnerability
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Mustanski, B. (2011). Ethical and regulatory issues with conducting sexuality research with
LGBT adolescents: A call to action for a scientifically informed approach. Archives of
Sexual Behavior, 40(4), 673-686.
Contact Info:
Amy C. Moors, Ph.D. | [email protected] | Twitter: @acmoors
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