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Transcribed Image Text:THE JOURNAL OF
SEXUAL MEDICINE
COVID-19
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Sexual Behaviors: Findings
From a National Survey in the United States
Neil Gleason, MA,¹ Swagata Banik, PhD,2 Jesse Braverman, MMus, and Eli Coleman, PhD4
ABSTRACT
ORIGINAL RESEARCH & REVIEWS
disease 2019 (COVID-1
pandemic and the
Background: Studies from the first months of the cor
resulting lockdown and social distancing measures have shown that there have been decreases in sexual frequency
and relationship satisfaction.
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Aim: To evaluate the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sexual behavior, relationship satisfaction,
and intimate partner violence in the United States using a large national convenience sample.
Methods: About 1,051 participants across the United States were recruited in October 2020 to complete a cross-
sectional online survey.
Outcomes: Participants were asked to retrospectively report their sexual behavior frequency, relationship satis-
faction, and intimate partner violence during the pandemic and prior to the pandemic
Results: There was a small but significant decrease in some retrospectively-reported partnered sexual activities,
and men reported a small increase in masturbation and pornography use. There was no evidence for a change in
relationship satisfaction or intimate partner violence, but both men and women reported a small decrease in sex-
ual pleasure, and women reported a small decrease in sexual desire. The sexual behaviors with greatest reduction
were casual sex, hookups, and number of partners, and the most diminished as aspect of sexual functioning was
sexual enjoyment. Depression symptoms, relationship status, and perceived importance of social distancing
emerged as predictors of these reductions. Less than half of individuals who engaged with casual sex partners
before the start of the pandemic ceased this behavior completely after the start of the pandemic. Individuals
waited on average 6-7 weeks before reengaging in casual sex.
Clinical Implications: These results inform public health response to the effects of the pandemic and add to our
understanding of how the pandemic has continued to impact sexual behavior.
Strengths and Limitations: This is the first known study to evaluate sexual behavior several months into the
COVID-19 pandemic using a large national sample. However, the results of this study are limited by its conve-
nience sampling method and cross-sectional design.
Conclusion: These results indicate that the changes in sexual behavior observed in the early months of the pan-
demic have continued, with small but significant decreases in many partnered sexual behaviors and a small
increase in men's solitary sexual behaviors. Gleason N, Banik S, Braverman J, et al. The Impact of the
COVID-19 Pandemic on Sexual Behaviors: Findings From a National Survey in the United States. J Sex
Med 2021;18:1851-1862.
Received March 19, 2021. Accepted August 17, 2021.
Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA;
²Center for Health Disparities Research & Education, Baldwin Wallace Uni-
versity, Berea, OH, USA;
³Independent Scholar, Montreal, Quebec, Canada;
Copyright © 2021, International Society of Sexual Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Key Words: COVID-19; Sexual Behavior; Sexual Functioning, Sexual Frequency; Relationship Satisfaction;
Sexual Satisfaction; Intimate Partner Violence
J Sex Med 2021;18:1851-1862
4Program in Human Sexuality, Department of Family Medicine and Com-
munity Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN,
USA
Copyright © 2021, International Society of Sexual Medicine. Published by
Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2021.08.008
1851
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