Robles Gabriel, Reynolds Addam, Guevara-Carpio Maria A, Stark Tyrel J
Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.
School of Social Work, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Couple Family Psychol. 2025 Sep;14(3):258-270. doi: 10.1037/cfp0000266. Epub 2024 Nov 7.
Dyadic research among male couples is of increasing interest to researchers, as relationship factors have been implicated in a variety of physical and mental health outcomes. A small evidence base suggests samples of same-gender couples that participate in research may be biased towards those with better relationship quality. Unfortunately, this research is limited and has not examined perceptions that might determine a respondent's willingness to recruit their partner, such as the perception that a partner would be willing to participate. This study examined whether relationship quality (i.e., satisfaction, commitment, and intimacy) was associated with perceptions of a partner's willingness to participate in dyadic research among same-gender male couples. Partnered sexual minority men ( = 5,317) recruited from dating/social networking applications completed a brief online survey. Bivariate analyses suggested that satisfaction, commitment, and intimacy were all associated with perceptions of a partner's willingness to participate in research, which persisted in the multivariable, multinominal regression models. Those who were younger, and living with HIV, as well as those with younger partners, were more likely to perceive their partner as willing to participate. Samples in dyadic research involving male couples might over-represent those with better relationship quality. They may also over-represent relatively younger sexual minority men and those living with HIV. Recruitment strategies should explore ways to facilitate the recruitment of couples with lower relationship quality to facilitate the generalizability of evidence-based practice.
男性伴侣间的二元研究越来越受到研究者的关注，因为关系因素已被认为与多种身心健康结果有关。少量证据表明，参与研究的同性伴侣样本可能偏向于关系质量较好的伴侣。不幸的是，这项研究有限，尚未考察可能决定受访者招募其伴侣意愿的认知，比如认为伴侣愿意参与的认知。本研究考察了关系质量（即满意度、承诺度和亲密感）是否与同性男性伴侣中对伴侣参与二元研究意愿的认知相关。从约会/社交网络应用程序招募的有伴侣的性少数男性（=5317人）完成了一项简短的在线调查。双变量分析表明，满意度、承诺度和亲密感均与对伴侣参与研究意愿的认知相关，在多变量多项回归模型中依然如此。年龄较小、感染艾滋病毒以及伴侣较年轻的人更有可能认为其伴侣愿意参与。涉及男性伴侣的二元研究样本可能过度代表了关系质量较好的伴侣。它们也可能过度代表了相对年轻的性少数男性和感染艾滋病毒的人。招募策略应探索促进招募关系质量较低的伴侣的方法，以促进循证实践的可推广性。
