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→Casual sex is associated with less depression for men but more depression for women
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To evaluate the differential effects of casual sex on men and women, a sample of 404 undergraduate student at a large public university in the southeastern United States were surveyed | To evaluate the differential effects of casual sex on men and women, a sample of 404 undergraduate student at a large public university in the southeastern United States were surveyed. | ||
The authors note that men and women respond to | Men who engaged in casual sex reported the lowest rates of depression, while women who engaged in casual sex reported the highest rates of depression. Furthermore, depression rates increased for women based on their partner count. Women who had only 1 partner in the past year had a depression rate of 15.1%, while women who had a partner count of 16-28 in the past year had a depression rate of 45%. | ||
The authors note that men and women respond to casual sexual encounters differently, and that for women, having emotional investment in the encounter tends to make it more rewarding. | |||
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