How Your Personality Affects Your Sexual Behavior
Channel: Psych2Go
Date: 2024-01-02

Have you ever wondered how your personality influences your sex life, sexual preferences and behavior? Curious about the science behind attraction and compatibility? In this video, we will be talking about the link between your personality and sexual behavior. 

#personality #behavior #psychology 

Researcher/Writer: Stela Košić
Editor: Brie Villanueva
Script Manager: Kelly Soong
Voice Over: Amanda Silvera (http://www.youtube.com/amandasilvera )
Animator: Zuzia
Project Manager: Cindy Cheong

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