Sexuality during the COVID-19 pandemic: The importance of Internet

Eleuteri, Stefano; Terzitta, G.

doi:10.1016/j.sexol.2020.12.008

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“…The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on sexual behaviors is currently an emerging research topic (reviews by Döring, 2020 ; Eleuteri & Terzitta, 2021 ). When the pandemic began, public health institutions advocated the need to avoid sexual contacts, suggesting online sexual activities as a safer alternative to prevent contagion ( e.g.…”

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“…Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youths may have been more at risk for distress during lockdown, because they were home-confined with their families, who could be unwelcoming toward their sexual orientation (Woznicki et al, 2020 ). Therefore, these youths might have turned to the online dimension to communicate with friends, to find emotional support, and also to express their sexuality during home-confinement (Eleuteri & Terzitta, 2021 ; Woznicki et al, 2020 ).…”

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Love in Quarantine: Sexting, Stress, and Coping During the COVID-19 Lockdown

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Introduction This study investigated the relationships of pandemic-related stress and coping strategies with different kinds of sexting (i.e., experimental, risky, and emotional) during the COVID-19 lockdown in the Italian context. Methods A sample of 1929 emerging adults (Mage = 24.17, SDage = 2.75; 71.6% girls) completed an online survey about their sexting behaviors during the national lockdown in Italy. Data were gathered in April/May 2020, from 6th to 11th week of home confinement due to COVID-19 pandemic. Hierarchical regression and mediation analyses were performed. Results Pandemic-related stress directly predicted only risky and emotional sexting. Experimental and emotional sexting were positively predicted by social support, and negatively predicted by turning to religion. Risky and emotional sexting were positively predicted by avoidance, and negatively predicted by problem solving. Adaptive coping (i.e., social support) mediated the relationships from pandemic-related stress to both experimental and emotional sexting. Maladaptive coping (i.e., avoidance and problem solving) mediated the relationships from pandemic related-stress to risky and emotional sexting. Conclusions Sexting was a coping tool during COVID-19 lockdown, showing both adaptive and maladaptive facets. Policy Implications Findings suggest new directions for implementing programs of sexual education and safer Internet use targeted to young people.

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Love in Quarantine: Sexting, Stress, and Coping During the COVID-19 Lockdown

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“…In addition to understanding how these factors relate to each other and influence the behavior of MSM, this analysis provides data on a new context that must be considered in health interventions and in sexual health counseling [ 46 , 47 ]. Knowing how these practices are taking place is fundamental for health professionals to shape their care and better adapt to the reality of the individuals, in addition to the fact that this scenario is extremely variable, even within a relationship, in which the couple can present different forms of coping (proactive or passive style) and sexual desire.…”

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Sexual Exposure to HIV Infection during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM): A Multicentric Study

Sousa

Lima

Rocha

et al. 2021

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The practice of sex with casual partners without the use of adequate prevention in the period of social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic among men who have sex with men (MSM) can expose them to the risk of infection by the HIV virus. To assess this, we conducted an online survey in April and May 2020 in the entire national territory of Brazil and Portugal. We used the snowball technique for sampling, associated with circulation in social networks, totaling 2934 participants. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression was used to produce the adjusted Odds Ratio (aOR). Eight-hundred-and-forty-two (28.7%) MSM presented at-risk sexual exposure in this period. In general, the types of sexual practices that most increased the chances of sexual exposure were having multiple partners (aOR:14.045); having practiced chemsex (aOR:2.246) and group sex (aOR:2.431), as well as presenting a history of at-risk sexual exposure (aOR:5.136). When we consider each country separately, the chances are increased in Brazil since the probability of the outcome was increased in those who practiced group sex (aOR:5.928), had multiple partners (aOR:19.132), and reported a sexual history of at-risk exposure (aOR:8.861). Our findings indicate that practices that are classically associated with greater chances of engaging in risky sexual exposure to HIV infection were the factors that most increased the chances of acquiring the virus in the pandemic context.

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“…Nevertheless, these precautions need to be followed and continued as crucial strategies to fight the pandemic. As expected, a highly contagious infection like COVID-19 has generated fear of couple intimacy, guilt of transmitting the infection to partners/spouses (especially in the high-risk workers), impacted relationships and increased intimate partner violence (IPV) [12][13][14]. Psychosexual health forms a vital component of emotional wellbeing and coping during such crisis and can be markedly affected by this prolonged uncertainty during the pandemic period.…”

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Uncertainty, Sex and Sexuality during the Pandemic: Impact on Psychosocial Resilience

Banerjee¹,

Mukhopadhyay²,

Tandon³

et al. 2021

Anxiety, Uncertainty, and Resilience During the Pandemic Period - Anthropological and Psychological Perspectives

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The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been a global unprecedented health threat. Besides the myriad of effects on public health, the psychosocial implications of the outbreak have been far-fetched. Though the increased prevalence of psychiatric disorders, reduced access to care and social vulnerabilities have been highlighted in literature, the immense impact on sexuality and psychosexual health tends to be silent. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines sexual health as “a state of physical, emotional, mental and social well-being in relation to sexuality; it is not merely the absence of disease, dysfunction or infirmity.” Sexual practices and intimacy have been influenced by more ways than one, namely fear of infection, ambiguity about viral spread, misinformation, physical distancing, travel restrictions, intimate partner violence and deprivation of ‘social touch’. The frontline workers, socio-economically impoverished groups, age and sexual minorities are especially affected. Sexual and reproductive rights are compromised due to reduced help-seeking, panic and stigma related to the outbreak. Psychological resilience helps one navigate through stressful situations and assumes a special importance during the ongoing crisis. This chapter reviews the multi-faceted intersections between sexual health and resilience, highlights the possible roles of pandemic-related uncertainty and advocates for certain guidelines to promote and preserve healthy expressions of sexuality for coping during COVID-19.

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Sexuality during the COVID-19 pandemic: The importance of Internet

Cited by 46 publications

References 31 publications

Love in Quarantine: Sexting, Stress, and Coping During the COVID-19 Lockdown

Love in Quarantine: Sexting, Stress, and Coping During the COVID-19 Lockdown

Sexual Exposure to HIV Infection during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM): A Multicentric Study

Uncertainty, Sex and Sexuality during the Pandemic: Impact on Psychosocial Resilience

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