Department of Biomedical Aspects of Development and Sexology, Faculty of Education, Warsaw University, 00-561 Warsaw, Poland.
Department of Humanization in Medicine and Sexology, Collegium Medicum, University of Zielona Gora, 65-729 Zielona Gora, Poland.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Mar 30;19(7):4110. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19074110.
The study aims to investigate whether assessment of sexual life remained stable during the COVID-19 pandemic. Two surveys were conducted among Polish adults aged 18-70 years in June 2020 ( = 2042; perspective of last 2-3 months) and in June 2021 ( = 2418; last 12 months). Data from 2017 ( = 1980) were used as a reference point. Four questions allowed for defining five sexual life assessment profiles (k-means cluster analysis). Their characteristics were presented using 12 variables and 16 factors that contributed to difficulties in sexual life. The 2020 survey showed a temporary increase in the importance of sexual life and the frequency of sexual intercourse. However, the percentage of respondents representing the most favorable profile decreased significantly over the consecutive survey periods (47.1%, 34.2%, and 32.3%, respectively). Pandemic-induced fatigue and stress as well as the permanent presence of others at home were reported as two main factors negatively affecting the frequency of sexual intercourse during the pandemic. Respondents who assessed their sexual life as poor were more likely to consider illness, depression, and low self-esteem as factors negatively impacting their sexual life in 2021 than a year earlier. The results confirmed that as the pandemic drew on, the assessment of sexual life changed compared to the time around the first lockdown.
本研究旨在探讨在 COVID-19 大流行期间，对性生活的评估是否保持稳定。我们在 2020 年 6 月（=2042 人；过去 2-3 个月的观点）和 2021 年 6 月（=2418 人；过去 12 个月的观点）对年龄在 18-70 岁的波兰成年人进行了两项调查。我们还使用了 2017 年（=1980 人）的数据作为参考点。通过四个问题可以确定五种性生活评估特征（k-均值聚类分析）。通过 12 个变量和 16 个导致性生活困难的因素来呈现这些特征。2020 年的调查显示，性生活的重要性和性生活的频率暂时增加。然而，在连续的调查期间，代表最有利特征的受访者比例显著下降（分别为 47.1%、34.2%和 32.3%）。报告称，大流行引起的疲劳和压力以及家中长期存在其他人，是对大流行期间性生活频率产生负面影响的两个主要因素。与一年前相比，将性生活评估为较差的受访者更有可能认为疾病、抑郁和低自尊是对他们性生活产生负面影响的因素。研究结果证实，随着大流行的持续，与第一次封锁期间相比，对性生活的评估发生了变化。
