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The grip of pandemic mononormativity in Austria and Germany.
- Source :
- Culture, Health & Sexuality; Nov 2021, Vol. 23 Issue 11, p1573-1590, 18p
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- How distancing requirements in the COVID-19 pandemic transformed intimate relationships is under-researched. Against the backdrop of research on the HIV pandemic, the paper departs from the assumption that decreased legitimacy of intimate arrangements and subjective worry about the likeliness of infection may reduce the frequency of multiple sexual contact and intimate well-being during the pandemic. Based on findings from a quantitative study which included measures of risk perception, frequency of contact with sexual partners and communities, concealment, as well as relationship quality in Austria and Germany, this paper examines sexual behaviour in association with relationship status and sexual identity. Analysing data from a convenience sample of 4,709 respondents, of whom 24 per cent identified as LGBQA+, 2 per cent as non-binary, and 6 per cent as consensually non-monogamous, bivariate analysis found significant differences in social distancing, frequency of contact with sexual communities and satisfaction with current sex life. Text analysis of the survey's open-ended responses indicates monogamisation due to declined legitimacy of less conventional intimate arrangements during the pandemic. Findings point to the importance of the sexual morality that defined pandemic experiences in times of HIV for understanding normative pressure on intimate life during COVID-19. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- COVID-19 pandemic
PANDEMICS
HUMAN sexuality
RELATIONSHIP status
SEXUAL excitement
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13691058
- Volume :
- 23
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Culture, Health & Sexuality
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 153369118
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2021.1943534