Department of Psychology, Bournemouth University.
Department of Social Sciences, University of Roehampton.
J Sex Res. 2021 Oct;58(8):976-985. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2021.1897067. Epub 2021 Mar 29.
This study examined self-reported changes in young adults' sexual desire and behaviors during the most significant social restrictions imposed to deal with COVID-19. Drawing on a survey of 565 British adults aged 18-32 collected at the peak of social lockdown restrictions, we document an overall decrease in sexual behaviors consistent with abiding by social restrictions. We found that the levels of sexual desire reported by women (but not men) decreased compared with reports of pre-lockdown levels. Participants in serious relationships reported more increases in sexual activity than people who were single or dating casually, and there were significant differences according to gender and sexual orientation. The perceived impact of subjective wellbeing of people with high sociosexuality scores was disproportionately associated with social lockdown but there was no effect for general health. Thus, the impact on sexuality and general wellbeing should be considered by policymakers when considering future social restrictions related to COVID-19 or other public health emergencies.
本研究考察了在应对 COVID-19 期间实施的最重大社会限制措施期间，年轻人的性欲望和行为的自我报告变化。该研究基于在社交封锁限制达到顶峰时对 565 名 18-32 岁的英国成年人进行的调查，我们记录了性行为的总体减少，这与遵守社会限制是一致的。我们发现，与封锁前的报告相比，女性（而非男性）报告的性欲望水平下降。与单身或随意约会的人相比，处于认真关系中的参与者报告的性活动增加更多，而且根据性别和性取向存在显着差异。高社交性得分者的主观幸福感对社会封锁的影响不成比例，但对一般健康没有影响。因此，在考虑与 COVID-19 或其他公共卫生紧急情况相关的未来社会限制时，政策制定者应该考虑对性和一般健康的影响。
