News Finding: "[P]ast findings on the main effects of casual sex on well-being range from negative to positive with a preponderance of nonsignificant results," the new study, led by sex researcher Zhana Vrangalova, notes.
Paper Finding: self-congruency as critical for well-being across life domains , experienced authenticity in casual sex encounters was an independent predictor of well-being among those who engaged in it on a weekly basis, broadening the scope of influence of authenticity beyond behaviors considered universally healthy and socially desirable.
News Context: "[P]ast findings on the main effects of casual sex on well-being range from negative to positive with a preponderance of nonsignificant results," the new study, led by sex researcher Zhana Vrangalova, notes. In other words, the inconsistencies might mean that the true effect is context- and personality-dependent. All-negative or all-positive findings don't really account for the strange and nuanced spectrum of opinion about casual sex, and they especially exclude those who can't wait to engage in their next coital misadventure with a complete stranger they just met while grinding on a dance floor of a sweaty club.
Paper Context: Higher scores (1 to 5) indicate higher presence of variable. self-congruency as critical for well-being across life domains , experienced authenticity in casual sex encounters was an independent predictor of well-being among those who engaged in it on a weekly basis, broadening the scope of influence of authenticity beyond behaviors considered universally healthy and socially desirable. However, authenticity amplified, rather than mediated, the effect of sociosexuality, requiring future study.