Changes in Tongue Kissing in Hook-Ups after COVID-19

Laura Ruiz-Eugenio, Elisabeth Torras-Gómez, Garazi López de Aguileta-Jaussi and Nerea Gutiérrez-Fernández
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Laura Ruiz-Eugenio: Department of Theory and History of Education, University of Barcelona, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
Elisabeth Torras-Gómez: Department of Sociology, University of Barcelona, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
Garazi López de Aguileta-Jaussi: Department of Curriculum & Instruction, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53715, USA
Nerea Gutiérrez-Fernández: Department of Didactics and Curriculum Development, University of Deusto, 48007 Bilbao, Spain

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 16, 1-14

Abstract: A growing body of social and behavioral sciences studies are providing evidence on how COVID-19 is influencing changes in society and among individuals. A few of those studies focus on how it is affecting behavioral and habit changes in stable couples. Yet its influence on changes in hook-ups remains understudied. To contribute to filling this gap, this exploratory study analyzes changes related to tongue kissing in hook-ups promoted by increased awareness of tongue kissing certain people as a potential source of transmission. Through pre- and post-test questionnaires given to 20 girls (18–30 years old), potential changes in the memories of past tongue-kissing hook-ups and in intentions and perceptions towards future ones can be observed among 12 participants. The implications of these findings suggest not only how the new normal might affect tongue kissing in hook-ups among these girls but also how these girls might freely decide with whom to engage in sexual-affective relationships in the future.

Keywords: COVID-19; tongue kissing; hook-ups; new normal; prevention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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