Timothy Oblad Texas A&M University Kingsville

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It could also be that sending a sexually explicit image invites sexual advances from an intimate partner or other peers.21 Conversely, it may be that once an individual has sex, they are more open to expressing themselves sexually or that the level of flirtation escalates to include nudity. Regardless of the reason for the association, current findings posit that sexting may be a fairly reliable indicator of sexual behaviors. An online survey conducted by De Rose et al. (2021) from April 8 to May 2 investigated the effect of lockdown on sexual desire, sexual satisfaction, and depressive symptoms in a sample of healthcare workers and their relatives and friends. Results showed that, despite of employment, 90% of the participants reported a reduction in the levels of sexual satisfaction predicted by depressive symptoms, low sexual desire, and living with their partner.

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Among these, 84% had had more than 3 sexual partners, 2.1% had had more than 10 sexual partners, and 2.4% took part in in-house orgies. With respect with those who adhered to COVID-19 distance restrictions, men who had casual sex were more likely to be single, young, distressed, and less educated. Furthermore, compared to those who used to have casual sex before the pandemic but stopped after the COVID-19 outbreak, MSM who continued to engage in casual sex were more likely to engage in sexual behaviors (having anal sex, using sex toys during intercourse, paying or being paid for sex) before the pandemic. Our data suggest that people who increased sexting (exchange of sex-content messages such as naked/semi-naked pictures, audios or videos with a partner) had higher odds of reporting sexual satisfaction. Sexting and cybersex might have acted as a tool for different sexual activities in a person or couple’s sexual repertoire [31]. For sexuality, 48% of respondents reported no changes in the number of sexual partners, 51.3% of respondents reported a decrease in the number of sexual partners, and only 0.9% of respondents reported an increase.

• Moreover, during the COVID-19 quarantine, women reported a lower desire to become pregnant, a lower intent in using contraception, and an increase in menstrual disorder compared to before.
• People who reported a higher number of changes in sexual life during the pandemic seemed to experience more anxiety, depression, and stress (Panzeri et al., 2020).
• From a sampling perspective, the predominance of existing data documenting changes in sexual behavior comes from single-country studies.
• They may express love, affection, sexual attraction, and a desire for a future together.
• From this perspective, our data may not be representative of all sexual minority individuals.

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These same studies also demonstrated increased solo masturbation, while research from Australia (Coombe et al., 2021) demonstrated a decline in solo masturbation. Canadian work observed that solo masturbation decreased over time among adults without a romantic live-in partner (Brotto et al., 2022). Research from the United States demonstrated that one in ten adults participated in mutual masturbation, oral sex, and vibrator use less frequently (Hensel et al., 2023). Two recent systematic reviews of sexual frequency during COVID-19 also generally support reduced activity (Delcea et al., 2021; Masoudi et al., 2022).

• The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed various aspects of our lives, from customer service to entertainment.
• All authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript to be published.
• The state of health emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures adopted to reduce its spread have had a strong impact on health, economies, and societies worldwide.
• For service, Tim provides regular guest lectures across South Texas in several community venues and schools to students, educators and parents on cyberbullying, suicide, prevention, and parenting education training.

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We used different approaches to approximate large time frames in a single measure for each of these variables. It is possible that some participants were assessed less accurately in this manner. What emerged from this narrative review should be considered at a clinical level. The role of the emotional and relational problems on sexuality highlights the need to work on individuals’ emotion, promoting their resilience, and reducing the spillover effect of stress into the relationship. Clinicians also might promote couples’ cohesion and intimacy, that seem to have a protective role on the development of psychological disease during a stressful situation such as a pandemic.

Tim is an active research member with the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, American Society of Criminology, and regional Southwestern Social Science Association. For service, Tim provides regular guest lectures across South Texas in several community venues and schools to students, educators and parents on cyberbullying, suicide, prevention, and parenting education training. And yet we kept hearing about how there was no “smoking gun” in either case. Republicans and Democrats alike followed the progress of the investigations into her actions wondering if she might be charged with a crime.

The present study examined the impact of measures imposed by the Luxembourgish government to fight the COVID-19 pandemic on self-reported sexual behaviors, substance use and mental health. Tim started his academic career at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah and received a bachelor’s degree in Marriage, Family, and Human Development with a minor in psychology. At Texas Tech University, he earned a master’s degree in the Department of Human Sciences as well as his doctoral degree in Human Development and Family Studies. His master’s thesis was a meta-analysis exploring gender differences with regard to cyber-aggressive behaviors. Further, he explored the atheoretical nature of cyberbully research in his comprehensive review.

Participants no longer at their original school were surveyed at an alternate time and location. A total of 557 individuals participated in this study, of who 196 (35.2%) identified their gender as male, 347 (62.3%) as female and 13 (2.3%) as “other”, “neither” or “both” genders. Regarding sexual orientation, 429 (77%) reported being heterosexual, 56 (10.1%) bisexual, 30 (3.6%) gay, 13(2.3%) asexual, 12 (2.2%) pansexual, 6 (1.1%) lesbian, 1 (0.2%) queer, 11 (2%) were questioning or unsure and 6 (1.1%) reported “other” sexual orientation. Regarding couple relationship status, 385 (69.1%) of the participants had a steady partner in the three months before COVID-19. The state-of-the-art literature represents the first attempt to understand the changes in couples’ and individuals’ sexuality, during a stressful situation such as the COVID-19 pandemic.