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Changes in Intimacy and Sexuality During the COVID-19 Pandemic : A Qualitative Analysis of Data from a Survey on Partnered Individuals in Eight European Countries

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  • معلومة اضافية
    • بيانات النشر:
      Malmö universitet, Institutionen för socialt arbete (SA)
      Malmö universitet, Centrum för sexologi och sexualitetsstudier (CSS)
      Institute for Sex Research, Sexual Medicine, and Forensic Psychiatry, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Department of Psychology, Medical School Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
      APHM, Marseilles University Hospital, Marseille, France
      Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
      Rutgers, Dutch Centre of Expertise on Sexuality, Utrecht, The Netherlands
      National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czech Republic
      Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Center for Psychology at the University of Porto, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
      Institute for Sex Research, Sexual Medicine, and Forensic Psychiatry, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
      Independent Relationship and Sex Researcher in Private Practice, Montreal, QC, Canada
    • الموضوع:
      2023
    • Collection:
      Malmö University Electronic Publishing (MUEP)
    • نبذة مختصرة :
      This qualitative study explores experiences of intimacy and sexuality during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic of 3357 participants from Croatia, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Portugal, Sweden, and Turkey. Data were collected through open-ended questions within a survey on sexuality during the pandemic. Based on a reflexive thematic analysis three themes occurred. The first theme No change was described by 41% when summarizing their sex life during the pandemic. The second theme Positive change was experienced by 25%, and the third theme Negative change by 21%. An overarching theme then emerged as: "Still the same trajectories, but the pandemic could be a catalyst for improved or worsened sex- life." For those intimate partnered individuals who already had problems with intimacy and sexuality before the COVID-19 pandemic it seemed to remain the same or deteriorated throughout the pandemic. For those with positive experiences of intimacy and sexuality before the COVID-19 pandemic it remained the same or improved throughout the pandemic. These findings are relevant for researchers and clinicians in developing preventive and supportive interventions in the context of crisis and social isolation.
    • File Description:
      application/pdf
    • Relation:
      Sexuality & Culture, 1095-5143, 2023, 27:2, s. 693-714; orcid:0000-0002-0297-0591; orcid:0000-0003-2255-6547; http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-56040; PMID 36320864; ISI:000874396000001; Scopus 2-s2.0-85140825046
    • الرقم المعرف:
      10.1007/s12119-022-10035-1
    • الدخول الالكتروني :
      http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-56040
      https://doi.org/10.1007/s12119-022-10035-1
    • Rights:
      info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
    • الرقم المعرف:
      edsbas.12D387F3