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ArticlePloS one2021

Age, sex, and other demographic trends in sexual behavior in the United States: Initial findings of the sexual behaviors, internet use, and psychological adjustment survey.

Hannah Roberts, Angus Clark, Carter Sherman, Mary M Heitzeg, Brian M Hicks

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Article in PloS one, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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  5. Bidirectional associations between daily subjective stress and sexual desire, arousal, and activity in healthy men and women.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2025
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Hannah RobertsDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0003-4518-3210
Angus ClarkDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America.
Carter ShermanDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0003-4837-9534
Mary M HeitzegDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America.
Brian M HicksDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America.

Funding

MULTIDISCIPLINARY ALCOHOLISM RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAMT32AA007477 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Maureen A. Walton · 1990 to 2026
$7.4M
Developmental and peer effects on the neurobiology of cognitive control and reward processesR01AA024433 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI HEITZEG, MARY M, HICKS, BRIAN M · 2017 to 2021
$2.4M
NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA024433NIAAA NIH HHS T32 AA007477
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It remains unclear how the seemingly ubiquitous use of the internet impacts user's offline personal relationships, particularly those that are romantic or sexual. Therefore, we conducted a national online survey to better understand the associations among internet use, sexual behavior, and adjustment called the Sexual Behaviors, Internet Use, and Psychological Adjustment Survey (SIPS). Here, we report patterns of sexual behavior in a sample of adults (N = 1987; ages 18-70) in the United States to establish its representativeness and consistency with similar recent surveys. We found age- and sex-related trends in oral, vaginal, and anal sex in terms of prevalence, frequency, number of partners, and age of initiation consistent with prior studies. We also detected differences in sexual behaviors based on relationship status and sexual orientation, but small and relatively few significant differences across racial and ethnic groups. The results confirm and expand upon trends identified in prior national surveys of sexual behavior, establishing the representativeness of the SIPS sample for use in future research examining the links among sexual behaviors and romantic relationships, internet use, and adjustment.

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Emotional AdjustmentAdultAgedAge FactorsFemaleHealth SurveysHumansInternet UseMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceSexual BehaviorSexual PartnersUnited StatesYoung Adult

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PMID34358249
PMCPMC8345845

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