The Use of Technology in Relationships
 

 
The UK Safer Internet Centre is conducting this survey which aims to explore how young adults (aged between 16-24) use technology within their relationships. Through our work we are aware that online technologies play an increasingly important role in sex and relationships but we would like to measure both the positive and negative impacts of such on people's lives.

Data collected here will be used to help understand how young adults use technology in their relationships to ensure we have a balanced perspective. Any information submitted will be treated confidentially and anonymously.

We are interested in responses from young adults. Please only carry out this survey if you are aged between 16 and 24.

If you have any questions about this survey please email Prof Andy Phippen at the University of Plymouth.

1. Are you:

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2. How old are you (in years)?

3. Do you have any of the following?

4. Please state whether you strongly agree/agree/no opinion/disagree/strongly disagree with the following statements:

 Strongly agreeAgreeNo opinionDisagreeStrongly disagree
Technology has a positive impact on my relationships
I find it easier to interact with people online than in person
Online activities are a regular part of interaction in a relationship
Online interaction is an important part of forming new relationships
Online interaction can damage “offline” relationships
People can be more promiscuous online than offline
I behave differently in online interactions than I would in person
I feel there is less risk in indulging in online explicit activities than there is with “offline” interactions
I have had entirely online explicit relationships with people

5. Have your online activities ever caused problems/difficulties in “offline” relationships (for example, excessive/non stop communication, viewing pornography, flirting with other people, inappropriate contact with other people, jealous behaviour, etc.)?

6. If you discover your partner flirting on a social networking site with either a friend or a stranger, would you find this acceptable?

7. If you have, or have recently had, a sexual partner, did you meet them:

8. Have you ever engaged in explicit activities using online technologies:

 With your partnerWith someone else I knowWith a stranger
Explicit texts
Texting/MMSing explicit images/videos
Instant messenging explicit images/video
Emailing explicit messages
Emailing explicit images/videos
Chat room messaging
Webcam/live interaction

9. If you answered "yes" to any of the options in question 8, how old were you when you first engaged in explicit online activity?

10. Do you find it easy to reject requests for these sorts of interactions?

11. If you have said "yes" to any response in question 10, what sort of things do you do to reject requests (for example, ignore, block contact, report to service provider/police)?

12. Do you know if any intimate images/videos of you exchanged online or via a phone have ever been passed on to other people?

13. If you answered "yes" to question 12, were these images/videos initially shared with: (please tick all that apply)

14. Have you ever met a stranger face to face after an online introduction?

15. If you answered "yes" to question 14, did you meet this person with a view to (please tick all that apply):

16. If you would be happy to be contacted for further study (any data collected would again be anonymous), please leave an email address below:

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