Emma L Turley, Jan Cattoni, Nichola Corbett-Jarvis
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Abstract
This study investigates dating app safety concerns and effective safety messaging for Australian women aged 55 and over. As older women increasingly use dating apps for companionship, romance, or casual encounters, they may face risks such as harassment and scams. Using a qualitative approach, 121 cisgender women viewed three character-driven educational safety videos and then completed a survey. Reflexive Thematic Analysis generated four themes: safety concerns, modalities of safety messaging, video-based knowledge building, and behavioral change. Findings can be used to inform effective intervention development for targeted groups of people, providing memorable visual alternatives to traditional text-based safety information.
期刊介绍:
Violence against Women is an international, interdisciplinary journal dedicated to the publication of research and information on all aspects of the problem of violence against women. The journal assumes a broad definition of violence; topics to be covered include, but are not limited to, domestic violence, sexual assault, incest, sexual harassment, female infantcide, female circumcision, and female sexual slavery.