Utilization of dating apps by men who have sex with men for persuading other men toward substance use

Figures & data

Table 1 Relationship between attitudes toward substance abuse trials and harm perception

Correlation	Feel satisfied upon trial invitations	Desire to engage in persuasion-induced substance use	Decisions to engage in persuasion-induced substance trials
I do not see any bad consequences of substance abuse	0.747**	0.810**	0.741**
Substance abuse is likely to create happiness	0.734**	0.853**	0.791**

Note:

** Pearson’s correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (two-tailed).

Table 2 Relationship between attitudes toward substance trials, along with attitudes toward persuasions to engage in substance use, with behaviors of engaging in persuasion-induced substance use

Correlation	Behaviors of persuasion-induced substance use
Attitudes toward substance abuse trials
I do not see any bad consequences of substance trials	0.648**
Substance use is likely to create happiness	0.664**
Attitudes toward persuasions to engage in substance use
Satisfaction when receiving substance trial invitations	0.668**
Desire to engage in persuasion-induced substance use	0.680**
Decisions to engage in persuasion-induced substance trials	0.754**

Note:

** Pearson’s correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (two-tailed).

Table 3 Correlation coefficients in the stepwise multiple regression

Model	Variables	Unstandardized coefficients		Standardized coefficients
		B	SE	Beta
1	Constant	2.181	0.049
	I decided to engage in persuasion-induced substance trials	−0.249	0.020	−0.759
2	Constant	2.230	0.052
	I decided to engage in persuasion-induced substance trials	−0.192	0.031	−0.585
	I feel satisfied when I receive substance trial invitations	−0.077	0.032	−0.229

Model	R	R^2	Adjusted R^2	SE of the estimate
1	0.759	0.576	0.572	0.30279
2	0.774	0.598	0.591	0.29614

Abbreviation: SE, standard error.

Table 4 The relationship between satisfaction toward substance abuse, along with the desire to use substances in the future, and frequency of substance abuse

Factors	Frequency of substance use
Satisfaction toward substance use	0.654**
Desire to use substances in the future	0.731**
Likelihood of continuing substance use in the future	0.839**

Notes:

** Pearson’s correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (two-tailed). Satisfaction toward substance use and the desire to continue in the future are positively correlated with the frequency of substance use. This indicates that people subjected to substance use either realize high satisfaction toward substance use or have high desire, which would ultimately result in higher frequency of substance use.

Table 5 Correlation of demographic characteristics of respondents with behaviors of engaging in persuasion-induced substance abuse

Demographic characteristics	Behaviors of engaging in persuasion-induced substance use
Gender	0.125
Age	0.282**
Highest level of education	0.146
Monthly income	0.219*

Notes:

* Pearson’s correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (two-tailed).

** Pearson’s correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (two-tailed). Age and monthly income are significantly correlated with the behavioral aspect of persuasion-induced substance use followed by education and gender among Thai MSMs.

Abbreviation: MSM, men who have sex with men.

Table 6 Relationship between safe sex and awareness about sexually transmitted diseases such as human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection and MSM behaviors

	Behaviors of condom use	Behaviors of engaging in HIV examinations
The respondents use substances during their sexual intercourses with their dating partners whom they have become acquainted with via dating apps	−0.441**	−0.076
Dating partners of the respondents whom they have become acquainted with via dating apps use substances during their sexual intercourses	−0.404*	−0.023

Notes:

* Pearson’s correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (two-tailed).

** Pearson’s correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (two-tailed). There is a negative correlation between the partners meeting through dating apps and condoms usage.

Abbreviation: MSM, men who have sex with men.