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Does Casual Sex Cause Emotional Harm?
In a recent study performed by researchers in the University of Minnesota, a surprising result surfaced for all young adult indulging in casual sex.
According to the study, it was known that young adults enjoying casual sex were not likely to face psychological problems in their later stages as compared to those in a committed relation. To support the research, the researchers analyzed the instant responses of about 737 female and 574 male subjects, both having an average age of 20.5. The subjects were asked questions related to their sexual and emotional behaviors. According to the results received, amongst all those having an active sexual relation, about 55 percent said that their last partner was more like an exclusive dating partner. Another 25 percent revealed that they were actually engaged to a life partner or the spouse of their last sex partner. About 12 percent subjects rectified that they had a close but not completely exclusive sex partner. And about 8 percent of the subjects said that they just had a casual relation.
From all the people questioned, males of more than twice the number of females said that they just had a casual relation with their last sex partner. It wasn’t much too a special relation. The research also helped determine, if a sexual activity outside a committed relation would later cause an emotional breakdown to these young adults. But the answer received was that these young adults suffered no mental differences or issues in the subjects who had a causal partner or a committed partner.
Study author Marla E. Eisenberg of the University of Minnesota Medical School further said in a news release, “While the findings from this study show that young adults engaging in casual sexual encounters do not appear to be at increased risk for harmful psychological outcomes compared to those in more committed relationships, this should not minimize the legitimate threats to physical well-being associated with casual sexual relationships, and the need for such messages in sexuality education programs and other interventions with young adults,”
