sex recession
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The sex recession, also known as the sexual recession, refers to a decline in sexual activity among adults, particularly among young adults. This phenomenon has been observed in various studies and research papers, and its causes and implications are still being debated.
Several studies have investigated the sex recession, including a 2021 study in the Journal of Sex and a 2019 study published by The Atlantic that found young adults in the United States are having less sex than previous generations. This trend has been observed in various countries, including Australia, Japan, France, and the United Kingdom.{{Cite journal |last=Bozick |first=Robert |date=November 2021 |title=Is There Really a Sex Recession? Period and Cohort Effects on Sexual Inactivity Among American Men, 2006–2019 |journal=American Journal of Men's Health |volume=15 |issue=6 |pages=155798832110577 |doi=10.1177/15579883211057710 |pmid=34836481 |issn=1557-9883|pmc=8649100 }}{{Cite web |title=Why So Many Young People Have No Sex {{!}} Psychology Today Canada |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/insight-therapy/202006/why-so-many-young-people-have-no-sex |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=www.psychologytoday.com }}{{Cite web |title=The men leading Japan's surprising sex recession |url=https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p076n241/the-men-leading-japan-s-surprising-sex-recession |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=www.bbc.com }}{{Cite web |last=Winterhalter |first=Elizabeth |date=2019-01-23 |title=Don't Fear the Sex Recession |url=https://daily.jstor.org/dont-fear-sex-recession/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=JSTOR Daily }}{{Cite web |last=Wells |first=Rachel |date=2020-01-31 |title=If Millennials really are having less sex, why would that be? |url=https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/if-millennials-really-are-having-less-sex-why-would-that-be-20200131-p53wlb.html |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald }}{{Cite web |title=i-D |url=https://i-d.co/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=i-d.co }}{{Cite web |date=2023-06-01 |title=Gen Z is having a sex recession, and here are the reasons why |url=https://nypost.com/2023/06/01/gen-z-is-having-a-sex-recession-and-here-are-the-reasons-why/ |access-date=2024-06-17 }}{{Cite web |last=Lord |first=Annie |date=2022-06-11 |title=Young People Are Living Through A Sex Recession |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/annie-lord-notes-on-heartbreak |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=British Vogue }}{{Cite news |last=Watson |first=Meg |date=2020-02-02 |title='Quality over quantity': Gen Z's 'sex recession' looks more like an upturn |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/feb/03/quality-over-quantity-gen-zs-sex-recession-looks-more-like-an-upturn |access-date=2024-06-17 |work=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077}}{{Cite web |date=2023-07-05 |title=Why Is No One Having Sex Right Now? |url=https://www.esquire.com/lifestyle/sex/a43899552/sex-recession/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Esquire }}{{Cite web |date=2024-02-15 |title=French connections - Amour no more: Is France in the midst of a sex recession? |url=https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/french-connections/20240215-amour-no-more-is-france-in-the-midst-of-a-sex-recession |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=France 24 }}
Causes
Some factors have been suggested as contributing to the possible sex recession, such as porn,{{Cite magazine|url=https://time.com/6978361/celibate-women-shaming-essay/|title=How Celibate Women Became a Threat|first=Maria|last=Yagoda|date=May 15, 2024|magazine=TIME}} cultural changes, work and financial stress, technology,{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/02/well/family/millennials-love-relationships-marriage-dating.html|title=Should We All Take the Slow Road to Love?|first=Tara|last=Parker-Pope|work=The New York Times |date=July 2, 2019|via=NYTimes.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/sex-and-the-city-candace-bushnell-sex-recession-linked-tech-2019-8|title=Sex and the City's Candace Bushnell: Tech making sex recession worse|website=Business Insider}} and the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite news |last=Badham |first=Van |date=2023-05-13 |title=The culture of mistrust is bleeding into our personal lives. No wonder there's a sex recession |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/14/the-culture-of-mistrust-is-bleeding-into-our-personal-lives-no-wonder-theres-a-sex-recession |access-date=2024-06-17 |work=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-08-03/young-adults-less-sex-gen-z-millennials-generations-parents-grandparents|title=A 'failure to launch': Why young people are having less sex|date=August 3, 2023|website=Los Angeles Times}}