Academic study about fan fiction reading and writing among asexual people

[michaeld]

The PT received and approved the following research request.

 

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Hi,
I'm a researcher working in University of Oulu, Finland. I'm looking for participants to an anonymous survey and would like to post a call to your forum, if allowed. More on my project below

Looking for participants in an academic survey!

Are you a fan fiction enthusiast and does your sexuality fall somewhere on the asexuality spectrum? In that case, you might the one I'm looking for! I am a university lecturer in the department of Literature in University of Oulu, Finland. I hold a PhD in contemporary
 literature and am in the process of conducting a post doc level research on how asexual fans view erotic or pornographic material. I am looking for participants willing to fill out a short survey on how asexual fans view or engage with erotic fan fiction.
 All participants must be 16 or older. The survey may be filled out completely anonymously. No personal data that could be used to identify a person will be gathered. Once collected, the data will be stored safely and will be used for research purposes only
 by the principle researcher. By submitting your answers you give your consent for your data to be utilized in research purposes. If you do not wish for your data to be handled, you may leave the survey without submitting at any time.

In addition to being a researcher, I am also a fellow fan fiction reader and occasional writer. As such, I am committed to representing my fellow fans with respect and honour. As a researcher I am committed to the ethical rules and guidelines as laid out by
 the University of Oulu Ethics Committee.

The survey may be accessed in English here
https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/F85DFC0813F0C45F

Thank you for reviewing my request,

All the best,

Silja Kukka, PhD
University of Oulu

Please let us know if you have any questions!

[Picklethewickle]

The survey description asks how we view erotic content, so I thought it was about asking our opinions either which way they fell. Actually doing the survey, this study seems focused on people who actively seek out and enjoy sexual content, something I misunderstood until I was already filling out the questions.

[kelico]

*filled out*

[Dr. Kukka]

The responsible researcher here, just wished to inform you that the survey is now closed. Thank so much for allowing me to post the survey links here and thank you for all of you who have participated or shared the post! Stay tuned for the results!

All the best!

Dr. Kukka