Reported changes in romantic and sexual behavior among college and graduate students during COVID-19.

Holt, Lauren; Hollowell, Adam; Truong, Tracy; Bentley-Edwards, Keisha; Myers, Evan; Erkanli, Alaattin; Chen, Emily L; Swartz, Jonas

Holt, Lauren; Hollowell, Adam; Truong, Tracy; Bentley-Edwards, Keisha; Myers, Evan; Erkanli, Alaattin; Chen, Emily L; Swartz, Jonas.

Afiliação

Holt L; School of Nursing, Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Hollowell A; Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Truong T; Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Bentley-Edwards K; Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Myers E; Department of General Internal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Erkanli A; Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Chen EL; Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Swartz J; Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina,USA.

J Am Coll Health ; : 1-7, 2023 Nov 28.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38015178

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Objective:

To understand changes in romantic and sexual behavior among college and graduate students in North Carolina during COVID-19.

Participants:

Participants were between 18-30 years old and enrolled in a two- or four-year college or graduate program in North Carolina (n = 926).

Methods:

A cross-sectional web-based survey was administered to college and graduate students to assess romantic and sexual behavioral changes during COVID-19.

Results:

Participants continued to engage in in-person sexual intercourse during COVID-19 and reported an increase in online and virtual dating. Although the majority of participants reported following COVID-19 guidelines, they did not frequently use risk mitigation strategies such as declining kissing or sex due to COVID-19 concerns, inquiring about recent COVID-19 tests, or having sexual contact without kissing.