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== The impact of lockdowns on sexual behavior == | == The impact of lockdowns on sexual behavior == | ||
An Austrian study found that 48% of single students had fewer dates due to social distancing and 38% had less sex. Further, 26% of singles masturbated more.<ref>https://madonna.oe24.at/love/so-haeufig-hat-oesterreich-sex/462839261</ref> In one study, anxiety and depression scores were significantly lower in subjects sexually active during | An Austrian study found that 48% of single students had fewer dates due to social distancing and 38% had less sex. Further, 26% of singles masturbated more.<ref>https://madonna.oe24.at/love/so-haeufig-hat-oesterreich-sex/462839261</ref> In one study, anxiety and depression scores were significantly lower in subjects sexually active during COVID-19 lockdowns.<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1743609520309814</ref> | ||
A different study found relationship status did not mediate the effect of the overall pandemic on emotional well-being, though incels did score lower overall than partnered subjects.<ref>https://www.mankindquarterly.org/archive/issue/61-1/2</ref> | A different study found relationship status did not mediate the effect of the overall pandemic on emotional well-being, though incels did score lower overall than partnered subjects.<ref>https://www.mankindquarterly.org/archive/issue/61-1/2</ref> | ||