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Perceived "risky" sexual behavior during Covid-19 pandemic

Bibliographic Data

ID5069011
AuthorsJessamyn Bowling (0000-0001-7410-4433, University of North Carolina at Charlotte), Erika Montanaro (0000-0001-8936-6372, University of North Carolina at Charlotte), Jennifer Gattuso (University of North Carolina at Charlotte), Diana Gioia (University of North Carolina at Charlotte), Sarai Guerrero Ordonez (University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
Year2022
Volume27
Issue6
Pages1498-1506
Publication date2022-05-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/13591053211004684
PMID33855871
OpenAlexW3153976018
LanguageEN
Citations received16
References cited15

Social distancing through the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted sexuality and relationships, which may also change risk perceptions beyond traditional definitions (e.g. sexually transmitted infections). This study examines risk perceptions related to sexuality during the pandemic. We present qualitative analyses of a survey of adults in the United States ( N = 333) to identify impacts of COVID-19 on individuals' risk perceptions. Risky sexual behavior definitions included: (1) COVID-19-related, (2) STI/pregnancy, (3) relationship-related, (4) physical boundaries, (5) drug or alcohol, and (6) multiple risks. Conventional public health messaging may need to incorporate changing risk definitions to address sexual health during the pandemic

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Developmental psychology · Disease · Distancing · Environmental health · Human sexuality · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Pandemic · Perception · Population · Public health · Reproductive health · Risk perception · Social distance · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Gender Studies · Social Psychology

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Highly citedNo

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