TY - JOUR
T1 - “Sex Seems Less Important When You Are Worried About a Deadly Virus.” A Content Analysis of Reported Reasons for Changes in Sexual Behavior and Satisfaction During the COVID-19 Pandemic
AU - Gleason, Neil
AU - Conroy, Katherine
AU - Taylor, Sophia
AU - Smith, Lauren
AU - Gasser, Melissa
AU - Jennings, Todd
AU - Lyng, Tayler
AU - Coleman, Eli
AU - Banik, Swagata
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - The purpose of this study is to assess how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted various sexual behaviors and levels of sexual and relationship satisfaction by performing a content analysis of participants’ (N = 1051 American adults) responses to open-ended survey questions. Results revealed a variety of impacts that increased, decreased, or otherwise qualitatively changed sexual behavior and satisfaction. Major themes included emotions and mental health, changes in routines, social distancing and fears related to COVID-19, and changes in romantic relationships. These findings are contextualized within the emerging quantitative research on COVID-19 and sexuality, and areas for future research based on these findings are discussed.
AB - The purpose of this study is to assess how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted various sexual behaviors and levels of sexual and relationship satisfaction by performing a content analysis of participants’ (N = 1051 American adults) responses to open-ended survey questions. Results revealed a variety of impacts that increased, decreased, or otherwise qualitatively changed sexual behavior and satisfaction. Major themes included emotions and mental health, changes in routines, social distancing and fears related to COVID-19, and changes in romantic relationships. These findings are contextualized within the emerging quantitative research on COVID-19 and sexuality, and areas for future research based on these findings are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1080/0092623X.2022.2064948
DO - 10.1080/0092623X.2022.2064948
M3 - Article
C2 - 35506390
AN - SCOPUS:85132672555
SN - 0092-623X
VL - 49
SP - 17
EP - 40
JO - Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy
JF - Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy
IS - 1
ER -