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These changes may represent a stressful situation which may have been worsened by the COVID-19 outbreak, influencing the mental and sexual health of younger people (Shanahan et al., 2020). We observed that sexual minority individuals reported more frequent solo masturbation, sex with a casual partner, sexually explicit media, and cybersex as compared to heterosexual participants. The COVID-19 pandemic introduced considerable disruption around the world to people’s intimate and sexual lives. The purpose of this paper was to add to examine self-reported changes in solo and partnered sexual behaviors during COVID-19 among a large global sample of adults across 26 different low, middle, and high income countries.

The self-attention-induced feedback loop and social facilitation

People who reported a higher number of changes in sexual life during the pandemic seemed to experience more anxiety, depression, and stress (Panzeri et al., 2020). COVID-related stressors may predict a decrease in relational satisfaction and an increase in maladaptive relationship behaviors, such as conflict (Balzarini et al., 2020; Luetke et al., 2020). For the present narrative review, we collected 105 scientific articles found using PubMed and PsicInfo.

Too much data? Opportunities and challenges of large datasets and cybercrime

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Sexting: What’s Law Got to Do with It?

Moreover, 11.5% admitted to buying a sex toy since COVID-19 began and of these, 24.0% admitted that it was their first (Coombe et al., 2021). Although gender and attitudes towards women is an important subject studied by different fields of psychology, there are a finite number of studies on women in Turkey. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship of benevolent and hostile sexism in adult women with attitudes towards gender roles and different sex roles. In line with this purpose, Ambivalent Sexism Scale, BEM Sex Role Inventory and Gender Roles Attitude Scale were applied to 251 women chosen by adequate sampling method in order to determine the benevolent and hostile sexism, attitudes towards gender and gender roles. As a result of the study, it was found out that the gender role attitudes predict the benevolent and hostile sexism points in a substantive way.

We chose three country-level measures that could both immediately and more proximally impact access to sex. Data for the current study were drawn from a larger project, “International Sexual Health And REproductive Health during COVID-19” (I-SHARE-1)—a cross-sectional, online, 30-country study conducted between August 2020 and January 2021. The purpose of the study was to assess adult sexual and reproductive health before and during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in respective countries. Research teams were initially identified through a UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP) crowdsourcing open call and additionally recruited affiliates of the Academic Network for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (ANSER).

The state of health emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures adopted to reduce its spread have had a strong impact on health, economies, and societies worldwide. Post-traumatic stress, anxiety, depression, sleep disorders, rejection, fear, guilt, pain, loss, confusion, and anger are found to be the most common psychological responses to the pandemic (Brooks et al., 2020; Chew et al., 2020; Gawai et al., 2020; Ibarra et al., 2020; Pera 2020). All these outcomes have been raised from the long-lasting isolation, the fear of contagion, the frustration, the boredom, the lack of information, the financial loss, and the stigma. Furthermore, the similarity of COVID-19 symptoms with those of other diseases, the concern for children, the fear of losing loved ones, and the lack of support to vulnerable individuals are other threats to psychological well-being (Brooks et al., 2020).

• We understand the importance of privacy and discretion when it comes to adult content.
• As shown in Table 1, the proportion of teens who had been asked to send a sext and who had actually sent a sext differed by race/ethnicity, with white/non-Hispanic and African American teens more likely than the other racial/ethnic groups to have both been asked and to have sent a sext.
• Teen-focused health care providers should consider screening for sexting behaviors to provide age-specific education about the potential consequences of sexting and as a mechanism for discussing sexual behaviors.
• Moreover, during the pandemic, an increase in sexual experimentations was found.
• Data for the current study were drawn from a larger project, “International Sexual Health And REproductive Health during COVID-19” (I-SHARE-1)—a cross-sectional, online, 30-country study conducted between August 2020 and January 2021.

The Oxford Stringency Index has tracked 23 different indicators of country policy response (e.g., school closures, travel restrictions, vaccination policy, etc.) from 180 countries since January 1, 2020. These policies are summated on a scale to reflect extent of governmental action, with higher scores indicating greater restriction (Hale et al., 2021). For the current paper, we used the running mean of each country’s score at the time data collection halted in each country. The sexts followed a one-night stand sometime in either 2015 or 2016, according to those familiar with the providence of the photos, although the exact nature of the relationship is up for debate. “One person expected less and the other expected more,” said a source with knowledge of the encounter.

On the other side, during the pandemic, some people, mainly those living with their partners, found an increase in the frequency of sexual intercourse (Coombe et al., 2021; Wignall et al., 2021). Some others said they had engaged in group sex, swinging, or threesomes since lockdown began, compared with 2019 (Coombe et al., 2021). Panzeri et al. (2020) found that people who spent more time with their partners and felt less stress and more bored also experienced an increase in sexual desire, arousal, orgasm, and frequency of sex. In an adolescent period characterized by identity development and formation, sexting should not be considered equivalent to childhood sexual assault, molestation, and date rape. Doing so not only unjustly punishes youthful indiscretions, but minimizes the severity and seriousness of true sexual assault against minors.

• Fourth, as far as we know, most of the research was carried out in the early stages of the pandemic.
• Although gender and attitudes towards women is an important subject studied by different fields of psychology, there are a finite number of studies on women in Turkey.
• Mollaioli et al. (2021) found that those who had sex during lockdown showed a decrease in anxiety and depression levels and a higher level of dyadic cohesion and satisfaction, compared with those who did not.
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It’s unclear what occurred after this incident, but it underscores how widespread knowledge of the sexts had become and the risk the compromising photos potentially posed to the city of Fremont. Knowledge of Mei’s sexts among East Bay politicos has grown over the years, but never reported. “It’s the worst-kept secret in the East Bay,” said a source who has seen some of the photos. In addition to topless photos, Mei also sent the official alluring shots of herself in a bathing suit. —EXCLUSIVE—Fremont Mayor Lily Mei, also a candidate for the 10th State Senate District this November, sent inappropriate sexts to at least one East Bay elected official while serving on the Fremont City Council. The sexts, which include topless photos of herself, were sent in an effort to rekindle a former, but brief romantic interlude.

During the pandemic, people’s lives dramatically changed and individuals had to cope with many stressors such as social isolation, recreative, physical, and social limitations, school closures, forced cohabitation, financial uncertainty, fear of contagion, and death. Such an emergency negatively affected individuals’ psychological health worldwide, triggering stressful emotional responses characterized by an increase in negative emotions such as anxiety, depression, and a decrease in positive emotions and life satisfaction (Li S. et al., 2020; Pera, 2020; Salari et al., 2020). For instance, recent research has shown that this situation induced a change in sleep-wake rhythms and a decrease in sleep quality (Cellini et al., 2020) and an increase in anxiety, depression, and harmful alcohol abuse (Ahmed et al., 2020; Cao et al., 2020; Pera, 2020).