ARP survey finds nearly 1 in 4 furs identify as bronies

Author: GreenReaper

The latest roundup of results from the Anthropomorphic Research Project uses 1065 surveys taken at Anthrocon 2012, 802 online non-furry participants, and data from four prior studies.

Many findings revolved around the involvement of bronies in furry fandom:

The 23.5% of furries also identifying as bronies did not significantly differ from other furries in most respects; they reported greater experience of bullying, slightly worse physical health, and appeared to have a slightly less-formed sense of identity
Bronies in furry fandom had been part of the fandom for longer than the average fur
Furries who thought bronies were also furries had a higher opinion of them; some furs dismissed them as obnoxious, a fad, or immature, or had problems with specific bronies

In addition, the larger non-furry sample made it possible to make several general findings:

Furries tend to be more liberal and ‘global citizens‘ than non-furs; most are not religious
Furries know more about animals … but could occasionally be over-confident about it
Furries were three times less likely to consider themselves exclusively heterosexual than non-furries, four to five times more likely to say they were exclusively homosexual, and far more likely to report bisexuality or orientations such as pansexuality or asexuality
Furries reported a greater history of physical and verbal bullying than non-furries
Furries did not differ significantly to American non-furs with regard to psychological or relationship health, or self-esteem, but had a more-developed sense of self and identity

The analysis also refined earlier findings about therians, identified popular furry websites and artists, and introduced a scale to distinguish between “healthy fantasy engagement” (which furs had significantly more of than non-furs) and “unhealthy fantasy” (which they did not).

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