News Finding: "And we need more research that will examine these various factors, and move the discourse away from the black-and-white picture often painted and toward these more useful nuances."
Paper Finding: Of these, 71% were also included in the 9-month sample.
News Context: Crucially, the study proves that casual sex is much more textured and complex than previous research has let on. "This study and a previous study of mine are some of the first studies to show that hooking up is not always bad or good for everyone, that it depends on various personal, interpersonal and situational factors," Vrangalova says. "And we need more research that will examine these various factors, and move the discourse away from the black-and-white picture often painted and toward these more useful nuances."
Paper Context: Ten participants were excluded for reporting they were in a romantic relationship across the entire study, bringing the final weekly sample to 230 (65% female; 36% non-White; and 48% freshmen). Of these, 71% were also included in the 9-month sample. In both the weekly and 9-month samples, men (M ¼ 4.16, standard deviation [SD] ¼ 1.51, and M ¼ 3.93; SD ¼ 1.45, respectively) reported higher sociosexuality than women (M ¼ 3.54, SD ¼ 1.51, and M ¼ 3.21; SD ¼ 1.50), t(228) ¼ 2.98, p ¼ .003, and t(369) ¼ 4.47, p < .001; therefore, scores were centered within sex prior to analyses.