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Millennials are less likely to be having sex than young adults were 30 years ago, according to a survey of almost 27,000 people.
The research, conducted in the US, found that the percentage of young adults aged between 20 and 24 who reported having no sexual partner after the age of 18 increased from 6% among those born in the 1960s, to 15% of young adults born in the 1990s.
Ryne Sherman at Florida Atlantic University, who is a co-author of the research, said it goes against popular notions that the internet has made casual sexual encounters more common.
“You would expect, based on the popular notion that with apps such as Tinder, it’s a group that is looking for hook-ups and not long-term relationships,” said Sherman. “[But] what we are seeing is this group is less likely to hook-up, so to speak, than previous generations.”
Published in the journal Archives of Sexual Behaviour by researchers from three US universities, the study involved the analysis of data collected through the nationwide General Social Survey that has asked US adults about their sexual behaviour almost every year since 1989.
Read more here. (The Guardian UK)
The research, conducted in the US, found that the percentage of young adults aged between 20 and 24 who reported having no sexual partner after the age of 18 increased from 6% among those born in the 1960s, to 15% of young adults born in the 1990s.
Ryne Sherman at Florida Atlantic University, who is a co-author of the research, said it goes against popular notions that the internet has made casual sexual encounters more common.
“You would expect, based on the popular notion that with apps such as Tinder, it’s a group that is looking for hook-ups and not long-term relationships,” said Sherman. “[But] what we are seeing is this group is less likely to hook-up, so to speak, than previous generations.”
Published in the journal Archives of Sexual Behaviour by researchers from three US universities, the study involved the analysis of data collected through the nationwide General Social Survey that has asked US adults about their sexual behaviour almost every year since 1989.
Read more here. (The Guardian UK)
