Research Bugchasing




drs. christian grov , jeffrey t. parsons (2006) research using internet profiles of 1,228 bug chasers , gift givers identified 6 subsets of bug chasers , gift givers.



in total, drs christian grov , jeffrey t. parsons concluded bug chasing , gift giving might occur among select few individuals. further, research found there substantial variation in intentions spread hiv (with not intent on spreading hiv) among indicated gift givers or bug chasers.


dr. mark blechner found bug chasers lonely , alienated, , saw hiv path becoming part of community elicits public sympathy , caretaking. other bug chasers overwhelmed anxiety of contracting hiv thought relief anxiety become hiv-positive , on with. , recently, dr. david moskowitz, dr. catriona macleod , dr. michael roloff attempted quantitatively explain why bug chasers chase hiv. claimed individuals hiv more sex addicts. these individuals have exhausted sexual high derived performing other sexual risk taking behaviors, , turn bug chasing achieve risk-oriented high.


dr. bruce d. leblanc (2007) conducted exploratory study involving survey responses self identified bug chasers, 1 of first published studies involving direct responses identified group. findings challenge common sense , research findings regarding bug chasers. examining psychological , social motivations seeking hiv frequent response individuals not identify psychological (internal thought process) or social (interactions others) factor seeking hiv. regarding motivations seeking infection frequent response seeing becoming infected thrill, hot, or erotic, seeing semen through similar lens. few respondents identified getting on motivating factor.


some limited identification of becoming part of community or brotherhood identified. other variables studied included methods finding partners, sexual behaviors undertaken while seeking infection, average number of sexual partners, length of time seek infection , life event changes if successful in becoming infected hiv.








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