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Researching Asexual Experiences - Looking for survey and interview participants!

Update: Thank you everyone who participated! The survey is now closed. Please email me if you have any further questions.

Hi there. My name is Brooke Higginbottom. I’m a student researcher in the sociology department at the University of the Fraser Valley, in British Columbia, Canada. I’m working on an independent study. As someone who identifies as Asexual, I decided that I wanted to focus my research on the different perspectives and experiences of asexuals when it comes to establishing and maintaining romantic and/or sexual relationships. 

I intend to publish the results of this study. If you want to know more about me, my study, or my reasoning for this research topic, you can message my account or contact me through email: [email protected] 

If you’d like to participate, there is a link to a survey below. You don’t need to answer all of the survey questions if you don’t want to, and feel free to answer each question in the way that feels the best for you. Survey responses are anonymous and will not be public. Only I and my supervisor will be able to see any responses. 

I’m also looking for people to have one-on-one interviews with, so if you’d rather do an interview than fill out the survey, please contact me to let me know. All interviews are going to be conducted online through Discord, Zoom, Skype, etc. This will not include any video sharing to maintain confidentiality. 

I estimate that the survey will not take more than an hour to complete. Please read the consent form before starting the survey! 

Here is the link to the survey:

https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/QYGH5ZP

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Did you participate in this study? Well, the finished article from this study is finally available to read! In 2024, I published an article titled The Nuances of Intimacy: Asexual Perspectives and Experiences with Dating and Relationships which was the results of this study. Now, since it has been published for one year, I can make the unedited version of the paper available to the public to read for free! The article covers many details of aromantic/asexual relationships, such as consent, QPRs, intimacy and more!

You can find the unedited paper here, in the UVicSpace Institutional Repository: https://dspace.library.uvic.ca/items/c9b0c8ce-688e-47bc-8bc6-b5e56fd27170

As well, I encourage you to check out and cite the published article! Using it in your own work will help support asexual/aromantic focused research. The published article can be found here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-024-02846-0

I hope that my paper can provide further support and awareness to my fellow aro/ace people! Thank you so much to everyone who participated in this research and supported the paper! 🖤🩶🤍💜

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Hello! My name is Brooke Higginbottom; I’m Sociology Master’s student at the University of Victoria (UVic), in British Columbia, Canada. Currently, I am working on my Master’s thesis and am looking for participants for my research study.

I am looking for anyone who has been diagnosed with a sexual disorder/dysfunction or who identifies as having difficulties with sexual functioning (such as perceived low desire, arousal, organism frequency or intensity, and/or the presence of sexual pain) to take a 10–15-minute survey focusing on their experiences and perspectives towards asexuality and healthcare. Survey responses are anonymous and will not be public. Only I and my supervisors will be able to see any responses. If you’d like to participate, here is the link to the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/K52BVF2

In addition, if you are interested in participating in an interview, you can provide an email at the end of the survey. Potential interviewees will be selected at random.

This project focuses on those with sexual disorders/sexual difficulties and their experiences within the healthcare systems. Additionally, I will be looking into the ways asexual people experience healthcare systems. As someone who identifies as asexual, I have struggled with accepting and embracing my lack of sexual desire. Before learning about asexuality, I spoke to a doctor about my situation, but the experience wasn’t fulfilling. Now, I am curious as to the experiences of others in similar situations.

This research will promote healthier viewpoints of sexual arousal, address potential stigma within the healthcare system and society, further improve understandings of asexuality, and combat bigoted assumptions. It is my hope that my research will add further depth and legitimacy to both the experiences of asexuals and those with sexual difficulties. I hope that from this project, a healthier distinction between these two identities will be drawn and that we will move towards normalizing lower sexual desire/attraction.

If you want to know more about me, my study, my reasoning for this research topic, or have any further questions, please contact me at [email protected]. or my supervisors, Dr. Thea Cacchioni at [email protected] or Dr. Steve Garlick at [email protected].

Please read the consent form at the beginning of the page before starting the survey. Note that you must be over 19 to participate in the study!

[uvicasexualresearch]

Hello! My name is Brooke Higginbottom; I’m Sociology Master’s student at the University of Victoria (UVic), in British Columbia, Canada. Currently, I am working on my Master’s thesis and am looking for participants for my research study.

I am looking for anyone who has been diagnosed with a sexual disorder/dysfunction or who identifies as having difficulties with sexual functioning (such as perceived low desire, arousal, organism frequency or intensity, and/or the presence of sexual pain) to take a 10–15-minute survey focusing on their experiences and perspectives towards asexuality and healthcare. Survey responses are anonymous and will not be public. Only I and my supervisors will be able to see any responses. If you’d like to participate, here is the link to the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/K52BVF2

In addition, if you are interested in participating in an interview, you can provide an email at the end of the survey. Potential interviewees will be selected at random.

This project focuses on those with sexual disorders/sexual difficulties and their experiences within the healthcare systems. Additionally, I will be looking into the ways asexual people experience healthcare systems. As someone who identifies as asexual, I have struggled with accepting and embracing my lack of sexual desire. Before learning about asexuality, I spoke to a doctor about my situation, but the experience wasn’t fulfilling. Now, I am curious as to the experiences of others in similar situations.

This research will promote healthier viewpoints of sexual arousal, address potential stigma within the healthcare system and society, further improve understandings of asexuality, and combat bigoted assumptions. It is my hope that my research will add further depth and legitimacy to both the experiences of asexuals and those with sexual difficulties. I hope that from this project, a healthier distinction between these two identities will be drawn and that we will move towards normalizing lower sexual desire/attraction.

If you want to know more about me, my study, my reasoning for this research topic, or have any further questions, please contact me at [email protected]. or my supervisors, Dr. Thea Cacchioni at [email protected] or Dr. Steve Garlick at [email protected].

Please read the consent form at the beginning of the page before starting the survey. Note that you must be over 19 to participate in the study!

[uvicasexualresearch]

Hello! My name is Brooke Higginbottom; I’m Sociology Master’s student at the University of Victoria (UVic), in British Columbia, Canada. Currently, I am working on my Master’s thesis and am looking for participants for my research study.

I am looking for anyone who identifies as asexual or within the asexual spectrum to take a 10–15-minute survey focusing on their experiences and perspectives towards asexuality and healthcare. Survey responses are anonymous and will not be public. Only I and my supervisors will be able to see any responses. If you’d like to participate, here is the link to the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/K52XNW6

In addition, if you are interested in participating in an interview, you can provide an email at the end of the survey. Potential interviewees will be selected at random.

This project focuses on the experiences of asexuals in healthcare systems and their experiences within the healthcare systems. Additionally, I will be looking into the ways those with sexual difficulties experience healthcare systems. As someone who identifies as asexual, I have struggled with accepting and embracing my lack of sexual desire. Before learning about asexuality, I spoke to a doctor about my situation, but the experience wasn’t fulfilling. Now, I am curious as to the experiences of others in similar situations.

This research will further improve understandings of asexuality, combat bigoted assumptions, promote healthier viewpoints of sexual arousal, and address potential stigma within the healthcare system and society. It is my hope that my research will add further depth and legitimacy to both the experiences of asexuals and those with sexual difficulties. I hope that from this project, a healthier distinction between these two identities will be drawn and that we will move towards normalizing lower sexual desire/attraction.

If you want to know more about me, my study, my reasoning for this research topic, or have any further questions, please contact me at [email protected]. or my supervisors, Dr. Thea Cacchioni at [email protected] or Dr. Steve Garlick at [email protected]. Please read the consent form at the beginning of the page before starting the survey. Note that you must be over 19 to participate in the study!

[uvicasexualresearch]

Researching Asexual Experiences - Looking for survey and interview participants!

Update: Thank you everyone who participated! The survey is now closed. Please email me if you have any further questions.

Hi there. My name is Brooke Higginbottom. I’m a student researcher in the sociology department at the University of the Fraser Valley, in British Columbia, Canada. I'm working on an independent study. As someone who identifies as Asexual, I decided that I wanted to focus my research on the different perspectives and experiences of asexuals when it comes to establishing and maintaining romantic and/or sexual relationships. 

I intend to publish the results of this study. If you want to know more about me, my study, or my reasoning for this research topic, you can message my account or contact me through email: [email protected] 

If you’d like to participate, there is a link to a survey below. You don’t need to answer all of the survey questions if you don’t want to, and feel free to answer each question in the way that feels the best for you. Survey responses are anonymous and will not be public. Only I and my supervisor will be able to see any responses. 

I’m also looking for people to have one-on-one interviews with, so if you’d rather do an interview than fill out the survey, please contact me to let me know. All interviews are going to be conducted online through Discord, Zoom, Skype, etc. This will not include any video sharing to maintain confidentiality. 

I estimate that the survey will not take more than an hour to complete. Please read the consent form before starting the survey! 

Here is the link to the survey:

https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/QYGH5ZP