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Abstract
Using data from the 2013 through 2021 waves of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics Transition into Adulthood Supplement (PSID-TAS), this study examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sexual activity among young adults. Particular attention is given to the mechanisms that might explain the decline in sexual activity during the pandemic. We find that fewer young adults report having had recent sexual intercourse during the COVID-19 pandemic relative to what would have been expected in the absence of a pandemic. However, we do not find a significant decline in the frequency of sexual intercourse among young adults who did have sex. A pandemic-induced decline in the likelihood of being in a romantic relationship, a decrease in the frequency of alcohol consumption, and an increase in parental coresidence explain the bulk of the decline in young adult sexual activity during the pandemic. In contrast, changes in young adults’ employment and college attendance, self-rated health, and psychological distress do not explain the reduced sexual activity during the pandemic.
摘要 本研究利用 2013 年至 2021 年《收入动态面板研究向成年过渡补充报告》（Panel Study of Income Dynamics Transition into Adultthood Supplement，PSID-TAS）的数据，探讨了 COVID-19 大流行对青壮年性活动的影响。我们特别关注了可能解释大流行期间性活动减少的机制。我们发现，在 COVID-19 大流行期间，与没有发生大流行的情况下相比，报告最近有过性行为的青壮年人数有所减少。然而，我们并没有发现有过性行为的青壮年的性交频率有明显下降。大流行导致的恋爱可能性的下降、饮酒频率的降低以及父母同住次数的增加，解释了大流行期间青壮年性活动减少的主要原因。相比之下，青壮年的就业率和大学入学率、自我健康评价和心理压力的变化并不能解释大流行期间性活动减少的原因。
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Now accepted in JSTOR! Population Research and Policy Review has a twofold goal: it provides a convenient source for government officials and scholars in which they can learn about the policy implications of recent research relevant to the causes and consequences of changing population size and composition; and it provides a broad, interdisciplinary coverage of population research.
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