A presentation for the UM CHEAR department on uses of social media and gaming by young adults to discover and share information about sex and health.

1. " P E E R - T O - P E E R " S E X
E D I N S O C I A L M E D I A
& G A M E S :
W H E R E D O T E E N S
G O O N L I N E F O R
I N F O R M AT I O N
A B O U T S E X ?
P F A N D E R S O N , E M E R G I N G
T E C H N O L O G I E S I N F O R M A T I O N I S T,
TA U B M A N H E A LT H S C I E N C E S L I B R A RY,
U N I V E R S I T Y O F M I C H I G A N
C H E A R H E A LT H S E R V I C E S R E S E A R C H
S E M I N A R , F E B R U A RY 1 7 , 2 0 1 5

2. S E T T I N G T H E S TA G E

3. S E T T I N G T H E S TA G E :
Y O U R S T R U LY

4. T H E N A U G H T Y
L I B R A R I A N ? —
!
N O T ! !
… but …

5. W H AT C A N H A P P E N W H E N
Y O U H AV E A S I N G L E M O M …
… who is
also a
librarian,
geek,
and
social
media
maven?

6. S E T T I N G T H E S TA G E :
B A C K I N T H E D AY …

7. “ S E X E D ”
I N T H E 7 0 S & 8 0 S

8. S E T T I N G T H E S TA G E :
W H Y ?

9. • Peter Chai: “Seen in consult many patients who come
to medical attention after a suicidal ideation tweet/
tumblr/reddit/facebook post. How to interact?”

12. S E T T I N G T H E S TA G E :
R E S E A R C H E T C .

13. 2013 2014 2015

14. Y O U T H S E X U A L I T Y I N T H E I N T E R N E T
A G E
• “The internet is not greatly used as
a source of information about
sexual matters by the young
women and men because they feel
sufficiently educated. They prefer to
turn to friends and parents about
sexual questions as they trust them
more than the information from the
internet, which they find
overwhelming and sometimes
contradictory.”

15. Y O U T H S E X U A L I T Y I N T H E I N T E R N E T
A G E
• When they DID look, what did
they look for?
• “First time” descriptions
• Unfamiliar practices & terms
• Contraception, STIs, pregnancy
• Sex toys and related
information

16. Y O U T H S E X U A L I T Y I N T H E I N T E R N E T
A G E
• “Most of those looking for
information were unreservedly
satisfied with what they found.
Only a few (10 %) did not find a
satisfactory answer to their
question. The quality of the
information from the internet is
given a very critical assessment.”

17. W H AT S O U R C E S D O A D O L E S C E N T S T U R N T O F O R
I N F O R M AT I O N A B O U T T H E I R H E A LT H C O N C E R N S ?
• “Mom” = 66% of girls, 37% of boys
• Same gender friend = 42% girls, 38% boys
• Book = 50% girls, 30% boys
• Internet = 36% girls, 36% boys
• … but this was in Iran [n=908] (Baheiraei et al, 2014)

18. “ F R I E N D I N G ” T E E N S : S Y S T E M AT I C R E V I E W O F S O C I A L
M E D I A I N A D O L E S C E N T A N D Y O U N G A D U LT H E A LT H C A R E
• “Privacy and confidentiality issues are a concern, particularly when discussing
sensitive or stigmatized health topics online through non-secured formats, and young
people have expressed a preference for accessing credible health-related information
anonymously.”
• “Because adolescents generally prefer to seek help from their peers and people
that they know rather than from HCPs and strangers, developing an acceptable way to
leverage social media for health care purposes may be difficult.”
• “[I]n the case of suicide contagion, it may not be possible for providers to recognize
the problem and intervene quickly enough to prevent adolescents and young adults
from harm.”
• “[W]hat teens share openly may not fully reflect the true extent of their behaviors in
their day-to-day lives.”
• Yonker et al, 2015

19. T H E L O C A L S C E N E

26. C O M M U N I C AT I O N T Y P E S

27. C O M M U N I C AT I O N T Y P E S
Receptive
Broadcast
Q&A
Small Group
Communities
Conversations
Anonymous

28. C O M M U N I C AT I O N T Y P E S :
R E C E P T I V E

29. B R O W S I N G C O N V E R S AT I O N S & F O R U M S

30. T E E N S T O R I E S O N T V

31. T E E N S T O R I E S I N T H E N E W S

32. A P P S
• http://thinkprogress.org/health/
2013/11/22/2984571/smartphone-
apps-sexual-health/

33. A P P S —
P L A N N E D
PA R E N T-
H O O D
• http://thinkprogress.org/health/
2013/10/31/2862101/sex-cell-phone-
planned-parenthood/

34. A P P S : G A M E S : S P E R M WA R S

35. A P P C O L L E C T I O N S — A P P C R A W L R

36. A P P C O L L E C T I O N S — M E D I C A L D A I LY

37. A P P C O L L E C T I O N S — N AT I O N A L
H E A LT H S E R V I C E ( U K )

38. A P P T O … R E D U C E S T I G M A O F F E M A L E
M A S T U R B AT I O N
• http://happyplaytime.com/
• See also:
• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/16/happy-play-
time-app-tina-gong_n_5338743.html
• http://www.salon.com/2013/06/26/
happy_playtime_app_tries_to_make_female_masturbation_
cute_and_cuddly/
• http://fusion.net/story/4769/can-you-make-this-vulva-climax/

39. A P P T O
…
P R O V I D E
C A M P U S
I N F O &
S U P P O R T
• http://healthcenter.uoregon.edu/Home/
SexPositive.aspx

40. C O M M U N I C AT I O N T Y P E S :
B R O A D C A S T

41. A U D I O
• http://sexnerdsandra.com/

42. • http://90secondsonsex.com/
• http://sexisfun.net/
• http://www.blogtalkradio.com/rawsex/
2015/02/10/24-the-return-of-raw-sex
• https://itunes.apple.com/us/genre/podcasts-
health-sexuality/id1421?mt=2
A U D I O

43. B L O G S
• There are
LOTS.
• There are
also blog-
specific
search
engines

44. C O M I C S
• Hooked Up
and Staying
Hooked:
http://
www.hookingu
pandstayingho
oked.com/
• (currently in
crowd funding)

45. C O M I C S
• Alison
Bechdel:
Dykes to
Watch Out
For: http://
dykestowatch
outfor.com/

46. C O M I C S
• Oh Joy Sex Toy: http://www.ohjoysextoy.com/

47. C O M I C S
• Slipshine: orgymania.net
• NOTE: Note all sites that purport to be sex ed are truly
educationally focused

48. C O M I C S
• Graphic Medicine: http://
www.graphicmedicine.org/
• Just in case you hadn’t figured out that graphic
novel and comic book approaches to health literacy
are a “thing”

49. • Some people like to tell stories. Some people
like to read stories. These are officially for adults,
but there are probably teens and young adults
who find ways to share these types of stories or
create fake IDs to get access to adult content.
• Examples:
• Literotica: http://literotica.com/
• XConfessions: http://xconfessions.com/
S T O R I E S

50. Y O U T U B E
• Arielle Scarcella
• Autumn Herah
• Dan Savage
• Dodson & Ross
• Hannah Witton
• Laci Green
• Melissa Fabano
• Sarah Rae Vargas
• Sexplanations

51. • VidStatsX: : http://vidstatsx.com/
• Statistics on the top Youtube channels
Y O U T U B E

52. C O M M U N I C AT I O N T Y P E S :
Q & A

53. Q & A : S E X E T C ( B Y T E E N S , F O R T E E N S )

54. Q & A : R E D D I T

55. C O M M U N I C AT I O N T Y P E S :
S M A L L G R O U P

56. S M A L L G R O U P S : D E V I A N TA R T

57. D E V I A N TA R T

58. S M A L L G R O U P S : T U M B L R

59. T U M B L R

60. C O M M U N I C AT I O N T Y P E S :
C O M M U N I T I E S

61. W I K I S ? — N O P E !

62. 7 C U P S O F T E A

63. G A M E S !

64. G A M E S - D AT I N G

65. G A M E S - K ATA WA S H O U J O

66. G A M E S - R O L E P L AY

67. G A M E S & V I R T U A L W O R L D S
• http://www.slideshare.net/nicmitham/kzero-universe-q2-2014

68. G A M E S - R O L E P L AY I N V W S

69. G A M E S — G A I A O N L I N E

70. G A M E S — G A I A O N L I N E

71. G A M E S — G A I A O N L I N E

72. C O M M U N I C AT I O N T Y P E S :
C O N V E R S AT I O N S

74. T W I T T E R

75. C O M M U N I C AT I O N T Y P E S :
A N O N Y M O U S

77. A N O N Y M O U S

78. A N O N Y M O U S
• https://etechlib.wordpress.com/2014/10/23/anonymous-social-media-overview-part-two-selected-anonymous-social-tools/

79. A N O N Y M O U S - W H I S P E R Q & A
• Should I take ADD
meds?
• Managing marital
finances
• Body differences
• Coming out strategies
• Does it hurt first time?
• I think I have an eating
disorder
• How to start dieting

80. A N O N Y M O U S — W H I S P E R N E A R B Y

81. C L O S I N G
T H O U G H T S
• All of these can be used well,
or misused.
• You can’t control it. If you do,
it’s likely to backfire.
• Good communication is the
MOST IMPORTANT part of
parenting & doctoring.
• Keeping the door open is the
MOST IMPORTANT part of
good communication.

82. C O N TA C T I N F O R M AT I O N
PF Anderson
pfa@umich.edu