News Finding: Even though these study's findings contradicted other study's findings, they explain that their study found positive effects of having casual sex for people who wanted to engage in it in the first place.
Paper Finding: Our study has several strengths, including a university-wide sample and converging evidence from longitudinal and weekly diary methodologies.
News Context: They also reported having less stress and better emotional health. Even though these study's findings contradicted other study's findings, they explain that their study found positive effects of having casual sex for people who wanted to engage in it in the first place. The researchers added that if people do not have casual sex for the right reasons, the activity could result in negative consequences.
Paper Context: High sociosexuality, on the other hand, may be useful for successfully navigating the greater complexities of the more intimate and involved longer casual relationships (Vrangalova, in press; . Our study has several strengths, including a university-wide sample and converging evidence from longitudinal and weekly diary methodologies. However, the initial response rate was low (13%), raising the possibility of self-selection bias, and base rates of casual sex were low leading to limited statistical power.