ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Sexual Activity in Adolescents and Young Adults through COVID-19 Pandemic.
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- Efficacy of behavioral interventions to increase engagement in sexual health services among LatinX youth in the United States: A meta-analysis for post-pandemic implications.International journal of adolescent medicine and health · 2024Pooled it
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- Adolescents' Sexual Health During the COVID-19 Outbreak: A Systematic Review.Health science reports · 2025Review
- Constellations of Depressive Symptoms, Substance Use, and Risky Sexual Behavior Among Higher Education Students: A Moderated Mediation Analysis of Mask-Wearing Practice During COVID-19.Journal of prevention (2022) · 2025Article
- The role of the behavioral immune system in the expression of short and long-term orientation in young Chilean men during the COVID-19 pandemic.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Adolescent Sexual Behavior, Contraceptive Use, and STI Testing during the COVID-19 Pandemic (January-June 2021).Journal of health care for the poor and underserved · 2025Article
- Erectile Dysfunction in Adolescents and Young Adults.Current urology reports · 2024Review
- "An escape from the isolation": Youth thoughts about the impact of COVID-19 on adolescent sexual behavior and alcohol use.Journal of adolescence · 2024Article
- Young Love "Locked Down": Adolescent and Young Adult Perspectives on Sexting During the Covid-19 Pandemic in England.Archives of sexual behavior · 2024Article
- Role of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Sexual Behaviors and Receipt of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services Among U.S. High School Students - Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2019-2021.MMWR supplements · 2023Article
- TikTok as a source of information regarding premature ejaculation: a qualitative assessment.Sexual medicine · 2023Article
- Adolescent Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review of the Impact of the Pandemic on Developmental Milestones.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- A Network Comparison of Motives behind Online Sexual Activities and Problematic Pornography Use during the COVID-19 Outbreak and the Post-Pandemic Period.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been postulated that the sexual life of adolescent and young adults has been impacted in various aspects, potentially affecting their well-being. Our aim is to investigate the potential changes in the sexual activity and relationships of adolescents and young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. In general, a decrease in sexual desire was reported during the COVID-19 pandemic, in both genders. Fewer sexual intercourses and bonding behaviors between partners were associated with loneliness and depressive symptoms. On the contrary, an increase in sexual desire was expressed in a few people, with masturbation to be the most preferable means of satisfaction. The present paper highlights the multifaceted impact of COVID-19 upon the sexual life of adolescents and young adults during the ongoing pandemic. The changes observed in their sexual activity and relationships, could provide the basis of future preventive and educational programs.
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