Sex and Coronavirus

Contexts ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 67-69
Author(s):  
Laura M. Carpenter
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Sexual Relationships ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Massive Scale ◽  
Will Self

Human sexual relationships are one of the myriad aspects of social life that have been affected by our coronavirus-inspired regime of “social distancing.” Will self-seclusion on a massive scale enhance or diminish people's sex lives? Will they have more or less sex? Better or worse sex? In this article, the author explores these questions and more.

scholarly journals Beyond the Pandemic: COVID-19 Pandemic Changed the Face of Life

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 5645
Author(s):  
Shaden A. M. Khalifa ◽  
Mahmoud M. Swilam ◽  
Aida A. Abd El-Wahed ◽  
Ming Du ◽  
Haged H. R. El-Seedi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Activities ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Population Movements ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Impacts

The COVID-19 pandemic is a serious challenge for societies around the globe as entire populations have fallen victim to the infectious spread and have taken up social distancing. In many countries, people have had to self-isolate and to be confined to their homes for several weeks to months to prevent the spread of the virus. Social distancing measures have had both negative and positive impacts on various aspects of economies, lifestyles, education, transportation, food supply, health, social life, and mental wellbeing. On other hands, due to reduced population movements and the decline in human activities, gas emissions decreased and the ozone layer improved; this had a positive impact on Earth’s weather and environment. Overall, the COVID-19 pandemic has negative effects on human activities and positive impacts on nature. This study discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on different life aspects including the economy, social life, health, education, and the environment.

scholarly journals COVID-19 and Mental Health: Predicted Mental Health Status is Associated with Clinical Symptoms and Pandemic-Related Psychological and Behavioral Responses

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joyce Y Chung ◽  
Alison Gibbons ◽  
Lauren Atlas ◽  
Elizabeth Ballard ◽  
Monique Ernst ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Outcome Measures ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Clinical Symptoms ◽  
Behavioral Responses ◽  
Mental Health Status ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background: The COVID 19 pandemic led to dramatic threats to health and social life. Study objectives are to develop a prediction model leveraging subsample of known Patient/Controls and evaluate the relationship of predicted mental health status to clinical outcome measures and pandemic-related psychological and behavioral responses during lockdown (spring/summer 2020). Methods: Online cohort study conducted by National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research Program. Convenience sample of English speaking adults (enrolled 4/4 to 5/16/20; n=1,992). Enrollment measures: demographics, clinical history, functional status, psychiatric and family history, alcohol/drug use. Outcome measures (enrollment and q2 weeks/6 months): distress, loneliness, mental health symptoms, and COVID 19 survey. NIMH IRP Patient/Controls survey responses informed assignment of Patient Probability Scores (PPS) for all participants. Regression models analyzed the relationship between PPS and outcome measures. Outcomes: Mean age 46.0, female (82.4%), white (88.9 %). PPS correlated with distress, loneliness, depression, and mental health factors. PPS associated with negative psychological responses to COVID 19. Worry about mental health (OR 1.46) exceeded worry about physical health (OR 1.13). PPS not associated with adherence to social distancing guidelines but was with stress related to social distancing and worries about infection of self/others. Interpretation: Mental health status (PPS) was associated with concurrent clinical ratings and COVID 19 specific negative responses. A focus on mental health during the pandemic is warranted, especially among those with mental health vulnerabilities. We will include PPS when conducting longitudinal analyses of mental health trajectories and risk and resilience factors that may account for differing clinical outcomes. Funding: NIMH (ZIAMH002922); NCCIH (ZIAAT000030)

Control and Self-control in Physical Education and Sports Classes

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 575-580
Author(s):  
Snezhana Yorgova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Emotional Stress ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Self Control ◽  
School Life ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Will Self ◽  
Life Work

A person forms as a personality in the process of his/her social life: during one’s school life, work, communication with people. During studying, training and especially during Physical Education and Sports classes, students undergo a big physical and emotional stress: quickly changing conditions, the ability to obey common rules and requirements, respect towards others contribute to the development of such personal features as strong will, self-control, self-confidence, endurance, discipline.

Interracial Relationships and the Transition to Adulthood

2005 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. 563-581 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kara Joyner ◽  
Grace Kao
Keyword(s):  
Transition To Adulthood ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Family Formation ◽  
Interracial Relationships ◽  
Sexual Relationships ◽  
Life Course Perspective ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Changing Patterns ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Interracial Relationship

This study tracks and explains changing patterns of involvement in interracial sexual relationships during the transition to adulthood. Using a life course perspective that highlights the role of historical changes as well as age-graded changes in contexts and relationships, the authors hypothesize that involvement in interracial sexual relationships declines with increasing age among young adults. The analyses are based on some of the first nationally representative surveys to collect detailed information on sexual relationships: the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health and the National Health and Social Life Survey. Findings from these surveys show that individuals are decreasingly likely to be in an interracial relationship between the ages of 18 and 35 years. They also suggest that the age decline in interracial involvement is a by-product of the transition to marriage in young adulthood and the increasing formation of interracial relationships in recent years. These findings have implications for future research on interracial relationships and family formation.

scholarly journals Community Empowerment Through Non Formal Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-26
Author(s):  
Muhammad Fahmi
Keyword(s):  
Government Policy ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
The One

mpowerment means encouragement ormotivation, guidance, or assistance in increasing theability of individuals or communities to be able to beindependent. This effort is a stage of the empowermentprocess in changing behavior, changing old habits to newgood behaviors. In the Pandemic era like the one that hittoday, the condition of formal education activities wasreally empty. Conditions and government policies thatforce people to limit activities including formal education.In the era of the Covid 19 Pandemic, implementing ororganizing education is something that is difficult to do.The government policy regarding the existence ofrestrictions on activities (social distancing) resulted in afreeze in the activities of the formal education world. Inthis context, the importance of non-formal education isto meet the educational needs of children in thecommunity. The existence of non-formal education willgreatly help the community in terms of limited activitiesin social life. Cempaka Village has non-formal educationactivities which are engaged in the education of readingand writing al-Qur'an starting from Juz Ammah to beingproficient in reading al-Qur'an. This non-formaleducation accepts students from the age of 6 to 17 years.

scholarly journals Impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions against COVID-19 in Europe in 2020: a quasi-experimental non-equivalent group and time series design study

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (28) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul R Hunter ◽  
Felipe J Colón-González ◽  
Julii Brainard ◽  
Steven Rushton
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Disease Incidence ◽  
Disease Spread ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Mass Gatherings ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Pharmaceutical Interventions ◽  
At Home

Introduction The current pandemic of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is unparalleled in recent history as are the social distancing interventions that have led to a considerable halt on the economic and social life of so many countries. Aim We aimed to generate empirical evidence about which social distancing measures had the most impact in reducing case counts and mortality. Methods We report a quasi-experimental (observational) study of the impact of various interventions for control of the outbreak through 24 April 2020. Chronological data on case numbers and deaths were taken from the daily published figures by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and dates of initiation of various control strategies from the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation website and published sources. Our complementary analyses were modelled in R using Bayesian generalised additive mixed models and in STATA using multilevel mixed-effects regression models. Results From both sets of modelling, we found that closure of education facilities, prohibiting mass gatherings and closure of some non-essential businesses were associated with reduced incidence whereas stay-at-home orders and closure of additional non-essential businesses was not associated with any independent additional impact. Conclusions Our findings are that schools and some non-essential businesses operating ‘as normal’ as well as allowing mass gatherings were incompatible with suppressing disease spread. Closure of all businesses and stay at home orders are less likely to be required to keep disease incidence low. Our results help identify what were the most effective non-pharmaceutical interventions in this period.

scholarly journals Human Rights That Influence The Mentally Ill Patient In South African Medical Law: A Discussion of Sections 9; 27; 30 and 31 of the Constitution

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 126
Author(s):  
Magdaleen Swanepoel
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
South African ◽  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Sexual Relationships ◽  
General View ◽  
Medical Law

The personalised nature of mental illness obscures from general view the intolerable burden of private and public distress that people with serious mental illness carry. Invariably the mentally ill person encounters rejection and humiliation that are in some way tantamount to a "second illness." The combination either disrupts or puts beyond reach the usual personal and social life stages of marriage, family life, raising children, sexual relationships, the choice of treatment, affordable housing, transportation, education and gainful employment. As a result of their lack of financial and social support and their experience of rejection from society, persons with mental illness tend to neglect themselves and their diet, and frequently delay seeking treatment. Against this background, this contribution critically focuses on the human rights that influence the mentally ill patient in South African medical law. Specific attention is paid to the relevance and meaning of sections 9 (the equality clause), 27 (access to health care services), 30 and 31 (language, culture and religion) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996.

scholarly journals Alone Together

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 14-17
Author(s):  
Van Minh Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Domestic Space ◽  
The Other ◽  
Private Space ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
The One ◽  
At Home

In this article, based on my ethnographic experience of Ho Chi Minh City’s lockdown, I argue that COVID-19 acted as an accelerator of intimacies, allowing people to negotiate alternative forms of sociality both within and outside the domestic space. On the one hand, by confining people at home it brought to light social and housing inequalities in urban Vietnam. On the other, it forced people to find imaginative ways to cope with social-distancing protocols. Since mobility during lockdown was limited, the normatively private space of the house became an incubator for social life, affording people – even those outside the circle of close friends and relatives – the opportunity to be alone together, sharing their temporary stuckness to challenge normative patterns of intimacy and sexuality.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document