Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2017 5:28:11 GMT -5
I saw this in Parade magazine. I couldn't find the original studies online.
Don’t fret about a lack of sex.
A 2017 study in the Archives of Sexual Behavior found that U.S. adults are having less sex now than they did in the late 1990s. Yet mental health experts say people worry their lack of sex is “unhealthy.” It’s time to let go of that anxiety. First, there is no “normal” amount of sex. Second, another 2017 study in the same publication found that sexless Americans had happiness levels similar to those of sexually active folks. So stop sweating the lack of bedroom action and take back that mental space for happier thoughts.
A 2017 study in the Archives of Sexual Behavior found that U.S. adults are having less sex now than they did in the late 1990s. Yet mental health experts say people worry their lack of sex is “unhealthy.” It’s time to let go of that anxiety. First, there is no “normal” amount of sex. Second, another 2017 study in the same publication found that sexless Americans had happiness levels similar to those of sexually active folks. So stop sweating the lack of bedroom action and take back that mental space for happier thoughts.
I don't exactly trust Parade to report anything accurately.
Science Daily reported on the "less sex" study but didn't mention the "happiness" study. Still, the studies' lead author seems to contradict Parade's synopsis of the "happiness" study:
"Older and married people are having sex less often -- especially after 2000," Twenge said. "In a previous paper, we found that the happiness of adults over age 30 declined between 2000 and 2014. With less sex and less happiness, it's no wonder that American adults seem deeply dissatisfied these days."
Blame might be placed on the busy lives of more working parents, but the research didn't bear that out, said Twenge.
Instead, those who worked more hours actually had sex more often, as well.
Blame might be placed on the busy lives of more working parents, but the research didn't bear that out, said Twenge.
Instead, those who worked more hours actually had sex more often, as well.
Here's an example where the media is trying to paint people dissatisfied with their lack of sex as being the ones with the problem. I can only imagine how refusers would latch onto this Parade article to justify themselves.
