Abstract

In the early 2020s, the world was challenged by the COVID-19 emergency. Due to the dangerousness of the virus, the main intent of each country involved was to limit the diffusion in order to contain the damage caused by the pandemic. An aspect that has been deeply changed by self-isolation -used as a measure of containment of the virus- is related to sexuality. A practice that assumes importance in this sense is sexting, i.e., the act of sending/receiving sexually explicit messages, photos or videos via device. This practice allows a certain level of intimate behavior while eliminating the possibility of contagion. This study aims - through a qualitative survey - to investigate whether sexting is perceived as a potential addiction or adaptive sexual behavior to social distancing and lockdown policies by COVID-19. In order to do this, 37 subjects aged between 19 and 39 years were recruited - through probability sampling. We used the semi-structured interview method and then, through thematic analysis of the interviews, it emerged that, according to our sample, sexting was perceived to be more of an addiction than an adaptive behavior; despite this, it is possible that the practice of sexting has changed with the current societal situation.

摘要

在 2020 年代初期，世界受到 COVID-19 紧急情况的挑战。由于病毒的危险性，每个相关国家的主要目的是限制传播，以遏制大流行造成的损害。自我隔离已深刻改变的一个方面 - 用作遏制病毒的措施 - 与性有关。在这个意义上，一种具有重要性的做法是发送色情短信，即通过设备发送/接收色情信息、照片或视频的行为。这种做法允许一定程度的亲密行为，同时消除传染的可能性。这项研究旨在通过定性调查来调查发短信是否被视为 COVID-19 对社会疏远和封锁政策的潜在成瘾或适应性性行为。为此，通过概率抽样招募了 37 名 19 至 39 岁的受试者。我们使用了半结构化的采访方法，然后通过对采访的主题分析，发现根据我们的样本，发短信被认为是一种成瘾行为，而不是一种适应性行为；尽管如此，色情短信的做法可能会随着当前的社会形势而改变。