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000136150 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1007/s13178-024-00987-4
000136150 0248_ $$2sideral$$a139139
000136150 037__ $$aART-2025-139139
000136150 041__ $$aeng
000136150 100__ $$aBallester-Arnal, Rafael
000136150 245__ $$aChanges in Online Sexual Activities During the Lockdown Caused by COVID-19 in Spain: “INSIDE” Project
000136150 260__ $$c2025
000136150 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted
000136150 5203_ $$aIntroduction
The lockdown, as a measure to stop the spread of COVID-19, has had an impact on different areas of our life, including sexuality. This study aims to analyze its impact on online sexual activities (OSAs) in people who lived in Spain during confinement.
Methods
This study involved 1448 people aged 18–60 years who were assessed through an online survey during confinement in Spain (April, 2020). The design of this study was a cross-sectional design, in which information on OSA before confinement and OSA, physical and social environment, and other variables related to gender and negative mood during confinement were collected at a single point in time.
Results
Our results show that both men and women, regardless of their sexual orientation, have experienced an increase in time and frequency invested in OSAs. In addition, individuals have also innovated their OSAs, for example, contacting sex workers. Factors such as high sexual desire, being a man, and consuming pornography were positively related to the frequency of ASOs during confinement, while high sexual desire and sexting were related to the time spent on ASOs during confinement.
Conclusions
The COVID-19 lockdown has had an impact on online sexuality. Both men and women have experienced an increase in their online sexual activity during confinement. In addition, some factors related to the increase in the time and frequency of OSAs are identified.
Policy Implications
Identifying how these changes have been during this very restrictive period and what factors related to the increase in OSAs can help us prevent possible consequences in similar scenarios.
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000136150 590__ $$a2.4$$b2024
000136150 592__ $$a1.037$$b2024
000136150 591__ $$aSOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY$$b44 / 271 = 0.162$$c2024$$dQ1$$eT1
000136150 593__ $$aGender Studies$$c2024$$dQ1
000136150 593__ $$aSociology and Political Science$$c2024$$dQ1
000136150 593__ $$aHealth (social science)$$c2024$$dQ1
000136150 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
000136150 700__ $$aGarcía-Barba, Marta$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000136150 700__ $$aElipe-Miravet, Marcel
000136150 700__ $$aCastro-Calvo, Jesús
000136150 700__ $$aGil-Llario, Maria Dolores
000136150 7102_ $$14009$$2680$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Psicología y Sociología$$cÁrea Person.Eval.Trat.Psicoló.
000136150 773__ $$g22 (2025), 1083–1101$$pSex. res. soc. policy$$tSEXUALITY RESEARCH AND SOCIAL POLICY$$x1868-9884
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000136150 951__ $$a2025-11-13-15:00:46
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