Impact of the period of anti-pandemic measures during the COVID-19 pandemic on the sexual life of adolescents and young adults in Slovakia

The aim of the research is to highlight the impact of the period of anti-pandemic measures during the COVID-19 pandemic on the sexual life of adolescents and young adults in Slovakia. At the beginning of the study, 8 participants were obtained through voluntary and random selection, with whom interviews were subsequently conducted to gain insight into their experiences regarding the pandemic's impact on their sexual life. The interviews were then analysed using narrative analysis. We focused on 11 subcategories: frequency of sexual activities, space for engaging in sexual activities, use of sex, use of masturbation and pornography, sexual communication, emotions associated with sexual activities, changes in sexual self-confidence, changes in sexual preferences, factors influencing sexual life, self-assessment of the pandemic's impact on sexual life, sexual life post-pandemic.