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Today’s students aren’t having sex.
Not nearly as many university students are having sex as you might think...
And Covid is not to blameHere’s what is...
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/parenting/university-students-arent-having-sex-parents-dont-know-whether/
New research has shown students are prioritising finding friendships over sexual partners58% of students who participated in a new report, "Sex and Relationships Among Students" say:
Making friends at university...
Is more important than finding a sexual partner
Just 16% of students declared excitement at the prospect of having sex at university.Male students are less sexually active than female counterparts:
34% of men
47% of women 11% of students were celibate by choice
The survey also revealed...
Men are more likely than women to report they’ve had more sexual partners
Nearly 10% of sexual encounters occurred during university welcome weeks https://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/parenting/university-students-arent-having-sex-parents-dont-know-whether/
Men are more likely than women to report they’ve had more sexual partners Nearly 10% of sexual encounters occurred during university welcome weeks https://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/parenting/university-students-arent-having-sex-parents-dont-know-whether/
“People have very inaccurate perceptions of others’ lives especially in relation to sex,” says Nick Hillman, from Higher Education Policy Unit.
This is true at all ages..Research shows people believe women have approx 17 sexual partners by their 40s
The true number is 8
“I would say the student sex thing is a baby boomer obsession”
“The pill, easy access to abortion was a game changer for a whole generation,” say Dr Sarah Nicholson, retired NHS psychiatrist.Today’s universities are more sober and circumspect
The wild side of university life is a narrative peculiar to the UK.
As a nation, we are unusual in using university as a way to leave home and grow up.
In other countries, students mostly live at home while they study - a passion killer if ever there was one
Sexual mores have also shifted and students are scared about getting consent wrong.
At some universities, it’s compulsory to attend training around consent and coercion https://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/parenting/university-students-arent-having-sex-parents-dont-know-whether/
Only 1/4 undergraduates say that what they learned in their lives before university actually prepared them for sex and relationships
4/10 students have sexted a partner - mostly sending naked pictures
For parents it's hard to know whether to be:
Relieved their young adult children are not having sex
or worried no intimate relationships could mean they are lonely
The truth is, ask parents today about their student children’s sex lives and most don’t have a clue
Relieved their young adult children are not having sex or worried no intimate relationships could mean they are lonely The truth is, ask parents today about their student children’s sex lives and most don’t have a clue
Research also showed:
Over 50% of respondents say they watched porn
Nearly 1/3 say they’ve had an intimate relationship at university
1/4 arrive at university never having kissed anyone
43% have never had sex
Over 50% of respondents say they watched porn Nearly 1/3 say they’ve had an intimate relationship at university 1/4 arrive at university never having kissed anyone 43% have never had sex
“And that’s the benefits of surveys such as these..."People read them and say, ‘oh, thank goodness I’m not the only virgin’,” says Dr Nicholson.
Read @helenapozniak's full report
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/parenting/university-students-arent-having-sex-parents-dont-know-whether/
