queer parasociality

chronically online tumblr user turned academic researcher // check out my pinned post to get involved!!

[queerparasociality]

hi everyone!!

i'm a phd candidate and i am writing my dissertation on parasocial relationships among lgbtq+ audiences. right now, i am looking for participants in a zoom survey study where you can talk to me about your favorite blorbos!! any and all fandoms are encouraged to join - i'm interested in hearing about your personal experiences.

if interested, please fill out this form and i will contact you shortly via email to schedule an interview if eligible! all participants who complete an interview will receive a $40 USD visa gift card (or equivalent if outside of the united states).

please reblog for visibility :)

[queerparasociality]

i did get one question regarding anonymity in the study, but i answered privately in case they wanted that added layer of anonymity on this blog

but essentially:

your responses will remain completely anonymous in any publications that come from this study. i will use pseudonyms for all participants — you can come up with your own pseudonym if you’d like, or i can make one for you!

the university office that handles payment needs participants’ names and mailing addresses for their record-keeping, but that information is strictly confidential and will not be made public in any way. i don’t even keep this information in my own records for any longer than strictly required (that is to say, i’ll collect this information from you and send it off to the right office so you can get paid, but i don’t need it for anything else beyond that)

there will be more information about anonymity and confidentiality on the consent form that you will receive in the scheduling email. i’ll send the first batch of emails tomorrow!!

inbox is open and anon is on (for now) — happy to answer any other questions y’all might have about this study!!

[queerparasociality]

hi everyone!!

i'm a phd candidate and i am writing my dissertation on parasocial relationships among lgbtq+ audiences. right now, i am looking for participants in a zoom survey study where you can talk to me about your favorite blorbos!! any and all fandoms are encouraged to join - i'm interested in hearing about your personal experiences.

if interested, please fill out this form and i will contact you shortly via email to schedule an interview if eligible! all participants who complete an interview will receive a $40 USD visa gift card (or equivalent if outside of the united states).

please reblog for visibility :)

[queerparasociality]

#research #i love research #i’m also suddenly curious if they had to submit that they’d be recruiting from tumblr to their irb lmao #or was it just ‘social media’ #idk i just think tumblr being part of an irb review would be funny lol (via @to-a-merrier-world)

yes, i specified tumblr in my irb!! as well as bluesky and reddit (i previously also included twitter but i no longer use that platform for, well, obvious reasons)

i also had extensive conversations with our business office about using university funds to blaze this post so let's hope tumblr approves my blaze campaign 🙂‍↕️