Table 2:
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) |