Americans are having less sex -- and helicopter parenting is partly to blame

Compared to the early 1990s, Americans in 2014 had sex nine fewer times per year, on average, new survey data show.

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A surplus of time-strapped, over-anxious parents could be a major reason why.

In a report published in the Archives of Sexual Behaviour, data from more than 26,000 people showed longer work hours and the use of pornography didn't correlate with the decline in sexual activity. Nor did factors like gender, race, income, or level of education. Instead, trends toward helicopter parenting and a growing body of unmarried people seem to be the deciding factors.

"We're seeing more helicopter parenting, which is zapping energy that could go toward sex and other sensual activities," sexuality counselor Eric Marlowe Garrison, who was not involved with the survey, told CNN.

The term "helicopter parent" was coined in 1990, by child development researchers Foster Cline and Jim Fay. It refers to a parent who prefers to monitor their child's behaviour in nearly all aspects of their life, from chores to playtime to schoolwork -- typically, to allay the parent's fears of harm or failure.

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Americans are having less sex -- and helicopter parenting is partly to blame

Americans are having less sex -- and helicopter parenting is partly to blame

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