We are two sexologists at the University of Kentucky, and we're seeking married couples to interview for a research study aimed at better understanding communication techniques used by couples in the lifestyle.
To participate, you must be married, both you and your spouse must be willing to participate, and both you and your spouse must have participated in at least one soft- or full-swap experience with another married couple.
The interviews will be scheduled at your convenience, will be conducted over the internet using Skype (or, telephone interviews are possible), will last roughly 45-60 minutes per person, will be digitally audio (not video) recorded, and both you and your spouse will be interviewed separately in back-to-back interviews.
You will not be required nor asked to reveal your legal name, geographic location, or any other identifying information, and any identifying information that you do choose to reveal will be kept confidential.
If both you and your spouse are interested in participating, please write to us either here on swingular or via e-mail to [email protected] to schedule the interviews. Also, don't hesitate to contact us if you have questions before deciding whether to participate.
Respectfully,
Jason Hans, Ph.D.
Claire Kimberly, M.S.
To participate, you must be married, both you and your spouse must be willing to participate, and both you and your spouse must have participated in at least one soft- or full-swap experience with another married couple.
The interviews will be scheduled at your convenience, will be conducted over the internet using Skype (or, telephone interviews are possible), will last roughly 45-60 minutes per person, will be digitally audio (not video) recorded, and both you and your spouse will be interviewed separately in back-to-back interviews.
You will not be required nor asked to reveal your legal name, geographic location, or any other identifying information, and any identifying information that you do choose to reveal will be kept confidential.
If both you and your spouse are interested in participating, please write to us either here on swingular or via e-mail to [email protected] to schedule the interviews. Also, don't hesitate to contact us if you have questions before deciding whether to participate.
Respectfully,
Jason Hans, Ph.D.
Claire Kimberly, M.S.
Could be useful. Would we receive acopy of final results?
I smell a rat!! Why are you posing as something you are not? Nothing shy of full disclosure should be given! I think anyone who answers you without it is asking for trouble!
I agree !!! You shoudnt be on this site ....... Just sayin
We got a friend request from them yesterday - Seemed odd to us *shrug*
We got one too !!! Way strange
We had a friend request from them yesterday as well.. We agree with excitedtotryit. If you want to know all about us, it's only fair that we know all about you as well.. our .02...
Here's the curious part ....
A simple search of the U of K site does show a Jason Hans, PhD, in the right academic field, but the email listed above is not the same as is on his CV or U of K profile ...
And Claire Kimberly is also at the U of K, in the same department as Jason Hans, but above she has a M.S. whereas on the U of K website she has a M.A. ...
Having been a professor, I know that A)researchers never screw up their contact information for external studies, and B)academics NEVER screw up their degree credentials (M.S. vs. M.A).
I looks like someone went through the trouble to create a 99% accurate identity and request, but is just enough off (on purpose and then on accident) to not get caught without 5 minutes of simple internet research.
Things that make you go hmmmmm .....
A simple search of the U of K site does show a Jason Hans, PhD, in the right academic field, but the email listed above is not the same as is on his CV or U of K profile ...
And Claire Kimberly is also at the U of K, in the same department as Jason Hans, but above she has a M.S. whereas on the U of K website she has a M.A. ...
Having been a professor, I know that A)researchers never screw up their contact information for external studies, and B)academics NEVER screw up their degree credentials (M.S. vs. M.A).
I looks like someone went through the trouble to create a 99% accurate identity and request, but is just enough off (on purpose and then on accident) to not get caught without 5 minutes of simple internet research.
Things that make you go hmmmmm .....
SIMPLEPLEASURES: Yes, we'll be happy to share the study once it's published.
EXCITEDTOTRYIT: Not sure what you mean by "Posing as something you are not" or "full disclosure should be given." We are who we say we are and we have no hidden agenda. If you want to confirm that independently, then we encourage you to call the Office of Research Integrity at the University of Kentucky (toll-free: 866-400-9428). When you call, you can identify this study by it's short title "Understanding Sexual Self-Disclosure" or by it's IRB number (10-0327-P4S).
BADGIRL8P: Why not? If you don't want to participate then don't, no big deal, but there are lots of people on this and other lifestyle websites who are interested in participating. Moreover, anybody can put a deceptive profile on this site (i.e., pretend to be in the lifestyle but have another agenda); we're telling you exactly who we are and what we are doing, and we have no problem proving it.
OTHERS: We figured sending friend requests would be a soft way to invite people to participate; those who are interested would presumably accept the friend request, and those are aren't interested would not accept it. Your choice; no big deal either way. We talked with Eric, the administer of this site, today though and he suggested that using this forum may be a better approach, so here we are.
UTAHSEEKER: Glad you did some research on us! Dr. Hans can be contacted at [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], . . . they all go to the same place. Claire has an M.S. That M.A. is a mistake by the website administrator, not by Claire, but thanks for pointing out the error; it'll be corrected tomorrow. 
EXCITEDTOTRYIT: Not sure what you mean by "Posing as something you are not" or "full disclosure should be given." We are who we say we are and we have no hidden agenda. If you want to confirm that independently, then we encourage you to call the Office of Research Integrity at the University of Kentucky (toll-free: 866-400-9428). When you call, you can identify this study by it's short title "Understanding Sexual Self-Disclosure" or by it's IRB number (10-0327-P4S).
BADGIRL8P: Why not? If you don't want to participate then don't, no big deal, but there are lots of people on this and other lifestyle websites who are interested in participating. Moreover, anybody can put a deceptive profile on this site (i.e., pretend to be in the lifestyle but have another agenda); we're telling you exactly who we are and what we are doing, and we have no problem proving it.
OTHERS: We figured sending friend requests would be a soft way to invite people to participate; those who are interested would presumably accept the friend request, and those are aren't interested would not accept it. Your choice; no big deal either way. We talked with Eric, the administer of this site, today though and he suggested that using this forum may be a better approach, so here we are.
UTAHSEEKER: Glad you did some research on us!
Dr. Hans can be contacted at [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], . . . they all go to the same place. Claire has an M.S. That M.A. is a mistake by the website administrator, not by Claire, but thanks for pointing out the error; it'll be corrected tomorrow. I got the same request, I reported them and I think anyone else who is as uncomfortable about this should also.
ALLWENEEDISU: As implied in our previous post, the website administrator already knows we are here. It's not our intention to make anyone feel uncomfortable; we would like to understand what it is about being invited to participate in research that makes you uncomfortable. Will you please explain?
I would think the administrator would explain that to people and endorse it in person then. It would seem the appropriate thing to do.
JASONANDCLAIRE wrote:I can't explain it, I'll have to demonstrate, what time can you be here?
ALLWENEEDISU: As implied in our previous post, the website administrator already knows we are here. It's not our intention to make anyone feel uncomfortable; we would like to understand what it is about being invited to participate in research that makes you uncomfortable. Will you please explain?
You know, a tit for tat exchange?! 
Sheez...this is kinda like sexual harassment with no repercussions!Wasn't there some famous university study where they basically downloaded personal info, including pics, and outed a bunch of folks? I honestly don't know ... maybe that's just an urban legend? But Jason&Claire, I think that's probably the fear. The friend requests were a bad idea as well. A friend request with no introduction is rather frowned upon by lots of folks anyway but to do it in your case without a prior email introducing yourself first was a major faux pau. It is an error that you seem to be clearing up now, but I'd continue to be VERY up front and DO send an introductory email first if you make a friend request.
Plus if its just a study then why put a sexual picture on your profile thats misleading I think !!!!! Hope you find someone to get info from but I dont give permission to use anything in my profile including my pics for your study !!!!!! We already had this same thing happen a couple of years ago on swingular and it wasnt good ......
Badboy8p
Badboy8p
JEFFSMITH1972 wrote:
I would think the administrator would explain that to people and endorse it in person then. It would seem the appropriate thing to do.
This!!!
JASONANDCLAIRE wrote:One of the biggest things we noticed is being asked to SKYPE. Nobody wants the risk of being recorded visually in that scenario, and what kind of privacy issues it could imply. I don't wanna be seen on TV a month from now, and I'm pretty sure my boss would soil his proverbial garments. Just sayin.
ALLWENEEDISU: As implied in our previous post, the website administrator already knows we are here. It's not our intention to make anyone feel uncomfortable; we would like to understand what it is about being invited to participate in research that makes you uncomfortable. Will you please explain?
BADBOY8P wrote:I guess I hadn't even thought about that. If that is not the "couple" in question, that picture is actually a violation of the terms of service. Oops.
Plus if its just a study then why put a sexual picture on your profile thats misleading I think !!!!! Hope you find someone to get info from but I dont give permission to use anything in my profile including my pics for your study !!!!!! We already had this same thing happen a couple of years ago on swingular and it wasnt good ......
Badboy8p
I think too many people over think too many thing then make too big of a big deal about it. If you dont want to participate, then dont. None the less, stop making it something it may not be. I think folks are bored and need stuff to do.
PALS4FUN: Thanks for your good humor, thoughts, and suggestions.
We're not aware of a study that did those things--does sound like urban legend and, to be honest, doing so would be foolish on the researcher's part because he or she would no doubt be fired for ethical violations. There certainly are egregious examples from past decades and centuries where researchers violated the trust of research participants and the population at large, but those are both the exception and the very reason why researchers today are held to very strict ethical standards.
On another lifestyle website we actually did start with introduction messages, just as you suggested, but some people perceived those messages to be spam so that approach led to some hostile responses as well (but also resulted in some completed interviews). A friend request seemed more innocuous and easy to dismiss if uninterested, but clearly (and unfortunately) no one approach will be well-received by everyone.
To your point about being up-front, this is always our intention. We have nothing to hide and no hidden agenda; we simply want to understand how married couples in the lifestyle communicate about sexual issues. We provided a number above that everyone is welcome to call to independently verify the authenticity of the study, we'll be happy to show ourselves on webcam anytime (you can compare us in video to the photos on the University of Kentucky website), you can contact Dr. Hans in his office at 859-257-7761 or via e-mail at any of the e-mail addresses mentioned above, . . .
We're not aware of a study that did those things--does sound like urban legend and, to be honest, doing so would be foolish on the researcher's part because he or she would no doubt be fired for ethical violations. There certainly are egregious examples from past decades and centuries where researchers violated the trust of research participants and the population at large, but those are both the exception and the very reason why researchers today are held to very strict ethical standards.
On another lifestyle website we actually did start with introduction messages, just as you suggested, but some people perceived those messages to be spam so that approach led to some hostile responses as well (but also resulted in some completed interviews). A friend request seemed more innocuous and easy to dismiss if uninterested, but clearly (and unfortunately) no one approach will be well-received by everyone.
To your point about being up-front, this is always our intention. We have nothing to hide and no hidden agenda; we simply want to understand how married couples in the lifestyle communicate about sexual issues. We provided a number above that everyone is welcome to call to independently verify the authenticity of the study, we'll be happy to show ourselves on webcam anytime (you can compare us in video to the photos on the University of Kentucky website), you can contact Dr. Hans in his office at 859-257-7761 or via e-mail at any of the e-mail addresses mentioned above, . . .
BADBOY8P and PALS4FUN: That's actually Dr. Hans in the photo.
PEBBLEROCK: We completely understand that some people don't want to communicate on video (i.e., Skype video chat), which is why we stated that telephone interviews are also possible. The only reason our preference is to video chat is because it feels more natural to communicate when there is both eye contact and non-verbal communication. Moreover, the ability to see exactly who you are speaking with would seem to be appealing for those who are more suspicious (although perhaps those people are unlikely to participate anyway). As stated from the beginning though, we'll gladly do telephone interviews with those who are uncomfortable with video chat.
PEBBLEROCK: We completely understand that some people don't want to communicate on video (i.e., Skype video chat), which is why we stated that telephone interviews are also possible. The only reason our preference is to video chat is because it feels more natural to communicate when there is both eye contact and non-verbal communication. Moreover, the ability to see exactly who you are speaking with would seem to be appealing for those who are more suspicious (although perhaps those people are unlikely to participate anyway). As stated from the beginning though, we'll gladly do telephone interviews with those who are uncomfortable with video chat.
What? That really IS your picture? I'm back to wanting a personal interview again!! But I DO have my damn moral standards so you've got to bring the gal along too ... ummm ... just to be sure no funny business doesn't go on. (Double-negative intended!) 
Some people here claim that I don't take things serious enough, but I've really no clue what they're talking about.
And sorry, you spoke of being perceived as spamming in-boxes and I think I've just done some spamming of a sort on your thread. Carry on and I shall sneak quietly off to the background. Good luck.
Some people here claim that I don't take things serious enough, but I've really no clue what they're talking about.
And sorry, you spoke of being perceived as spamming in-boxes and I think I've just done some spamming of a sort on your thread. Carry on and I shall sneak quietly off to the background.
Good luck.Numerous couples from Swingular have volunteered to be interviewed; thanks to all of you who have taken the time to speak with us thus far! We would still like to interview more couples though, so please let us know if you and your spouse might be willing to speak with us.