Sexual behaviours and lifestyles associated with poor mental health among British adults during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from a large, quasirepresentative, cross-sectional web-panel survey (Natsal-COVID)
Psychological distress was common among British adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, and this was associated with sexual behaviours. These findings have important implications for the design and implementation of interventions for populations at risk of poor mental and sexual health, including during international crises.
Authors
- Raquel Bosó Pérez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7342-4566)
- Catherine Heather Mercer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4220-5034)
- Julie Riddell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8084-4566)
- Pam Sonnenberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1067-1583)
- Emily Dema (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7254-2023)
- Kirstin Rebecca Mitchell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4409-6601)
- Andrew J Copas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8968-5963)
- Nigel Field (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2825-6652)
- Soazig Clifton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4171-0805)
- E. O. Jordan
Institutions
- University College London (GB)
- University of Glasgow (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Public Health
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2024-001443
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Economic and Social Research Council