{"id":37993,"date":"2020-07-12T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-12T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.niteflirt.com\/news\/?p=37993"},"modified":"2020-07-14T14:45:35","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T21:45:35","slug":"researchers-encourage-more-sex-and-masturbation-during-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.niteflirt.com\/news\/researchers-encourage-more-sex-and-masturbation-during-lockdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Researchers Encourage More Sex and Masturbation During Lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.niteflirt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/https-2F2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com2Fuploads2Fcard2Fimage2F1176962FMain-Image_zframw.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32052\" width=\"331\" height=\"186\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Experts say people should be encouraged to have sex or masturbate to counteract the damaging effects of lockdown on mental health. Researchers quizzed almost 900 adults during the height of the\u00a0Covid-19\u00a0crisis about their sexual activity, and almost 40 percent are having sex, masturbating, petting or fondling at least once per week. People who spent longer in isolation were more likely to be sexually active, which is likely because they were more bored, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-8470979\/Britons-encouraged-sex-masturbate-lockdown-happy-researchers-say.html\">the scientists said<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-8470979\/Britons-encouraged-sex-masturbate-lockdown-happy-researchers-say.html\">Experts claimed<\/a> maintaining an active sex life could mitigate some of the &#8220;potential detrimental consequences&#8221; of isolating during the pandemic. Sex and masturbation can help relieve anxiety, which research suggests has doubled among young people during the pandemic. &#8220;Interventions to promote health and well-being during the Covid-19 pandemic should consider positive sexual health messages in mitigating the detrimental health consequences in relation to self-isolation\/social distancing,&#8221; the researchers said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to maintain an active sex life? 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