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An Investigation of Sexual and Relationship Adjustment During COVID-19.
Gauvin, Stéphanie E M; Mulroy, Maeve E; McInnis, Meghan K; Jackowich, Robyn A; Levang, Samantha L; Coyle, Shannon M; Pukall, Caroline F.
  • Gauvin SEM; Department of Psychology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada.
  • Mulroy ME; Department of Psychology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada.
  • McInnis MK; Department of Psychology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada.
  • Jackowich RA; Department of Psychology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada.
  • Levang SL; Department of Psychology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada.
  • Coyle SM; Department of Psychology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada.
  • Pukall CF; Department of Psychology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada. pukallc@queensu.ca.
Arch Sex Behav ; 51(1): 273-285, 2022 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1653559
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic and the mitigation measures put in place have resulted in universal disruption in the usual ways of life for individuals. The current study sought to investigate how aspects of sexual health (well-being and functioning) and relationship satisfaction changed or remained stable during the pandemic. During two separate time points (Time 1 including Time 1 and a retrospective baseline, Time 2), participants completed online measures of sexual well-being (sexual pleasure, partnered and solitary orgasm frequency, sexual distress), sexual functioning, and relationship satisfaction. Participants reported slight declines in sexual pleasure, frequency of orgasms with a partner, and frequency of solitary orgasms from pre-COVID-19 (retrospective baseline) to Time 1, with no significant differences in sexual distress and relationship satisfaction. For individuals with vulvas, sexual functioning improved from Time 1 to Time 2, whereas no significant differences in sexual functioning were observed for individuals with penises. Aspects of sexual health and relational satisfaction did not sufficiently change across time points to be considered meaningful health outcome changes. Given that minimal disruptions were noted in pre-COVID-19 to COVID-19 sexuality, these results highlight the potential resiliency of individuals' sexuality when facing sudden changes in their daily lives. Implications of COVID-19's effects on sexual well-being and relationship satisfaction research are broadly discussed.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Arch Sex Behav Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S10508-021-02212-4

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Arch Sex Behav Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S10508-021-02212-4