Masturbation wurde zwischen Anfang der 2000er und Anfang der 2010er Jahre sowohl bei Frauen als auch bei Männern häufiger. Frauen mit häufigem Geschlechtsverkehr gaben häufiger an, zu masturbieren – eine ergänzende Rolle. Im Gegensatz dazu gaben Männer mit mehr Geschlechtsverkehr seltener an, zu masturbieren – ein kompensatorisches Muster.

I’ve linked to the news release in the post above. In this comment, for those interested, here’s the link to the peer reviewed journal article:

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00224499.2025.2555053

From the linked article:

New research reveals masturbation is on the rise and challenges old ideas about its role

A new study analyzing over a decade of data from the British population has found that **masturbation became more common for both women and men between the early 2000s and the early 2010s**. The research also suggests that the traditional view of masturbation as a simple substitute for partnered sex for men and a supplement for women is incomplete, indicating it may serve as a replacement for both genders when partnered sexuality faces challenges. The findings were published in The Journal of Sex Research.

The second part of the study used the more recent data from the third survey, which included a wider age range of 16 to 74 years, to identify which social, demographic, health, and relationship factors were associated with masturbation. Here, the findings challenged the simple gendered model of compensation versus complementation. When looking strictly at the frequency of intercourse, the old model appeared to hold. **Women who had more frequent intercourse were more likely to report masturbating, supporting a complementary role. In contrast, men who reported the highest frequency of intercourse were less likely to report masturbating, which points to a compensatory pattern**.