“Making Peace” with Bodies and Sexual Selves: Changes during COVID-19 among Adults in the United States
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. COVID-19 and Identity
1.2. COVID-19 and Sexuality
1.3. COVID-19 and Body Image
1.4. The Current Study
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Procedures
2.2.1. Measures
2.2.2. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Quantitative Results
3.2. Qualitative Results
3.2.1. General Self-Image
3.2.2. Sexual Self-Image
3.2.3. Body Image
4. Discussion
4.1. General Self-Image
4.2. Sexual Self-Image
4.3. Body Image
4.4. Strengths and Limitations
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Mean (SD) | Test Statistic | |
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Gender | F(3,182) = 1.19, p = 0.32 | |
Man | 3.68 (0.77) | |
Woman | 3.58 (0.83) | |
Nonbinary | 2.80 (0.78) | |
Agender | 3.20 (0.00) | |
Sexual Orientation | F(8,178) = 1.29, p = 0.25 | |
Heterosexual/Straight | 3.67 (0.80) | |
Gay | 3.09 (0.33) | |
Lesbian | 3.60 (1.64) | |
Bisexual | 3.40 (0.87) | |
Pansexual | 4.50 (0.00) | |
Queer | 3.96 (0.66) | |
Asexual | 3.63 (0.60) | |
Other | 3.63 (1.19) | |
2+ Identities | 3.21 (0.81) | |
Relationship Status | F(5,181) = 0.86, p = 0.51 | |
Single | 3.38 (0.91) | |
Dating casually | 3.81 (0.67) | |
In a committed relationship with one person | 3.62 (0.82) | |
In a committed relationship with more than one person | 4.00 (0.44) | |
Other | 3.80 (0.14) | |
2+ statuses | 3.58 (0.49) |
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Bowling, J.; Basinger, E.; Montanaro, E.A. “Making Peace” with Bodies and Sexual Selves: Changes during COVID-19 among Adults in the United States. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 11063. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111063
Bowling J, Basinger E, Montanaro EA. “Making Peace” with Bodies and Sexual Selves: Changes during COVID-19 among Adults in the United States. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(21):11063. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111063
Chicago/Turabian StyleBowling, Jessamyn, Erin Basinger, and Erika A. Montanaro. 2021. "“Making Peace” with Bodies and Sexual Selves: Changes during COVID-19 among Adults in the United States" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 21: 11063. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111063