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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc Health. 2020 Oct 7;67(6):756–762. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.08.027

Table 2:

Code endorsements for open-ended questions about the impact of COVID-19 on the wellbeing and sexual life of 14-to-17-year-old sexual minority males in the United States by outness with at least one accepting parent/guardian.

Total Out Not out

“Please describe some of the main ways the new corona virus (COVID-19) has changed your sexual life in the past three months, if at all:” N = 125
n (%)
n = 61
n (%)
n = 58
n (%)

 Seeing paitner(s) less frequently than prior to COVID-19 48 (38) 26 (39) 22 (38)
 No change in sexual activity since COVTD-19 47 (38) 21 (31) 26 (45)
 Increased solo masturbation 16 (13) 9 (13) 7 (12)
 Increased virtual sex (sexting, exchanging nude photographs, etc.) 12 (10) 8 (12) 4 (7)
 Being stuck at home 9 (7) 6 (9) 3 (5)
 No sexual activity, unclear if this is a change due to COVID-19 8 (6) 5 (7) 3 (5)
 Increased pornography use 6 (5) 3 (4) 3 (5)
 Being stuck inside 6 (5) 3 (4) 3 (5)

“What other ways has the new corona virus (COVID-19) changed your life in the past three months?” N = 124
n (%)
n = 61
n (%)
n = 57
n (%)

 Impact on school (grades, virtual classes, college, etc.) 50 (40) 25 (37) 25 (44)
 Decreased non-sexual socialization 44 (35) 24 (36) 20 (35)
 Negative mental health (depression, anxiety, stress, etc.) 40 (32) 23 (34) 17 (30)
 Being stuck at home 27 (22) 13 (19) 14 (25)
 Impact on employment (participant and parent/guardian) 21 (17) 12 (18) 9 (16)
 Strained relationship and increased time spent with family 13 (10) 8 (12) 5 (9)
 Being stuck inside 12 (10) 7 (10) 5 (9)
 Increased boredom 10 (8) 8 (12) 2 (4)
 Concern about the national and global impacts of COVID-19 5 (4) 2 (3) 3 (5)