Youth does not always rhyme with overflowing sexual activity. According to researchers in psychology and sexualityat the American universities of San Diego, Florida Atlantic and Widener, young people born in the 1980s and 1990s are the least sexually active population category. The study published in the journal Archives of Sexual Behavior shows that “Generation Y” (born in the 1980s) and “Generation Z” (born in the 1990s) would be the most sexually inactive since the generation born in the 1920s.
Too much time on the internet limits sex
To arrive at these conclusions, the researchers relied on responses from 26,707 participants in the General Social Survey, a large American survey. They then noted that 15% of 20-24 year olds (born in the 1990s) revealed that they had not had a sexual partner since the age of 18, compared with only 6% of people born in the 1960s and 1970s at the same time. age. Surprising results with regard to the liberation of manners and the so-called “culture of one night stand“widely carried by dating apps such as Tinder. “Online dating apps could, in theory, help Gen Y and Gen Z find sex partners more easily“, underlines Jean Twenge, principal author of the study, on the site Science Daily. “However, technology can have the opposite effect if young people spend so much time online that they interact less in person and therefore do not have sex.“
Pornography, age at first marriage and fear of risk interfere with sexuality
Another factor explaining this sexual inactivity is the obsession with safety, characteristic of this age group, especially with regard to sexually transmitted infections (STI). “They are a very risk averse generation, and this attitude can influence their sexual choices.“, explains Jean Twenge. Among the other factors explaining this low sexuality of young adults, the authors of the study also evoke an easier access to pornography, the high number of young adults living with their parents or the increase in the age at first marriage.
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