Alleinstehende Erwachsene, die Gelegenheitssex haben, berichten von einer höheren sexuellen Befriedigung und einem stärkeren Gefühl der eigenen Begehrlichkeit als diejenigen, die sexuell inaktiv sind. Die Ergebnisse stellen frühere Annahmen in Frage, dass gelegentliche sexuelle Begegnungen mit negativen psychologischen Folgen für Alleinstehende verbunden sind.
One specific form of insecurity is significantly lower among singles who have casual sex
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>A new [study](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pere.70045) published in the journal Personal Relationships provides evidence that single adults who engage in casual sex tend to report higher sexual satisfaction and a stronger sense of their own desirability compared to those who are sexually inactive. The findings challenge earlier assumptions that casual sexual encounters are inherently linked to negative psychological outcomes for single people.
>Psychological research has historically focused on sexual activity within the context of committed romantic relationships. When researchers have examined casual sex, they have often restricted their attention to university students or “hookup culture.” This specific focus has left a gap in scientific understanding regarding the sexual lives of single adults in the broader community. The authors of the new paper sought to address this oversight by examining how often average single people engage in partnered sexual activity.
>The research team aimed to determine if casual sex contributes to or detracts from the general happiness of single adults. They also sought to identify if specific personality traits, such as attachment style, distinguish singles who have casual sex from those who do not. By looking at singlehood as a distinct life phase rather than just a transitional period, the researchers hoped to provide a clearer picture of how singles navigate their sexual needs.
>The investigation consisted of two distinct studies. The first study involved 747 participants recruited through an online platform called Prolific. The participants ranged in age from 20 to 59 years old. To ensure the sample was relevant, the researchers excluded anyone who was currently in a committed partnership.
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„*adults who have sex report higher sexual satisfaction*“ makes sense. The assumption of negative psychological outcome of casual sex can not diretly be extrapolated from the subjective feeling of ’sexual satisfaction‘. You can be sexually satisfied while emotionally craving and or lacking connection.
So, people who have sex – have sex. And people who don’t – don’t. Cool study
So, to summarize:
Married sex > romantic partner sex > casual sex > no sex
I mean i pretty much already knew that, but it’s always good to validate the hypothesis.
I’m guessing the next finding will be that people who are alive consume more oxygen than people who aren’t.
I mean… it should be obvious that people who have lots of sex have higher sexual satisfaction.
Who thought that sexually inactive people would have stronger sense of their desirability or higher sexual satisfaction.
What a crap study. Yes, people who do x will have satisfaction in x and sense of y that requires x.
I think there’s probably a chicken/egg situation with depression and casual sex for a lot of people. I know for me personally, the times in my life where I was the most promiscuous were also the times I was the most depressed, but it was almost certainly the depression that led to the promiscuity, rather than the other way around. I was miserable, and so I sought validation through sex because it made me feel better about myself. But it’s short lived, like most external methods for improving mood.
Those were always puritanical nonsense beliefs.
I wonder if there is any way to account for cultural attitudes towards casual sex. Like does this conclusion hold up in an environment where casual sex is extremely frowned upon?
I am single, and I get a lot of attention from people and I have no problem finding people who want to hook up with me.
I don’t have an issue with my desirability, and I’m currently celibate.
I don’t want to have casual hookups, as in find usual them make me feel worse after.
They did a study for this?
somebody crosspost this to a purity culture thread. i would but idw the drama
Next up: people eating regularly report lower hunger levels than those who don’t.
It is weird that people is saying this is obvious, when the reason for why it isn’t obvious is literally on the post title
Could it be the other way around? Adults who have a stronger (lower) sense of their own desirability are more (less) likely to be willing to look for and engage in casual sex?
comparing to sexually inactive is not fair, many of these people have depression, body image issues or other mental problems, only the lucky ones are asexual. Causal sex still remains the lowest lifeform of sex (i havent included rapesex)
I’ll take your word for it.
The only comparison is between sexually active single people and sexually inactive single people—there is no comparison to people in relationships. So, I fail to see how this really challenges any assumptions—I don’t think any person would assume that the average celibate single would have higher sexual satisfaction or desirability than the average sexually active single. And I think an additional argument could be made that neither of those two psychological outcomes are the ones that should be examined anyway—perceived desirability is not the same thing as self esteem.
This study was brought to you by those who are prob inactive sexually. That is why they need to do a study to bring you this result.
Well yeah, jealous nerds wrote the last study.
Actual federal money was spent on this research.
Ok seriously some research is just stupid.
eh, obviously. people who aren’t having casual sex are probably riddled with anxiety and terrified of intimate encounters to begin with.
but let’s not sugar coat it, it’s a preference. casual sex comes with high risks many people aren’t willing to take.
‘isn’t all sex casual?’ ‘they mean promiscuous’ iykyk
People who want and have a lot of sex think they are sexier….
Ok.
This isn’t really surprising.