US EditionScientific personality study explores what drives sexual imagination
Study of 5,225 adults links Big Five personality traits to frequency and themes of sexual fantasies, aiding clinicians in enhancing sexual well-being, researchers said.
- Recent research published in PLOS One analysed 5,225 American adults, finding neuroticism linked to more frequent sexual fantasies, as reported by Stephen Beech.
- With limited prior research, Emily Cannoot, co-author and Michigan State University researcher, used the first questionnaire to measure overall fantasizing frequency and four fantasy categories for clinicians and mental-health professionals.
- Statistical analysis showed higher conscientiousness and agreeableness associate with less frequent sexual fantasizing across four categories, with no links found for extraversion or open-mindedness; the study also assessed depression/anxiety facets of neuroticism and compassion/respectfulness facets of agreeableness.
- Professor William Chopik, co-author, said individual differences in personality might predict variation in sexual-fantasy frequencies, and a deeper understanding could help clinicians and mental-health professionals improve sexual well-being.
- Using the 'big five' framework, researchers said their findings held true across the four fantasy categories, reinforcing consistency across theme types.
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Neurotic People Have More Frequent Sexual Fantasies
The so-called “big five” traits psychologists use to describe human personalities are open-mindedness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism. Neuroticism, the moody black sheep of the bunch, captures our predisposition toward negative emotions like anger, depression, and anxiety. Now, a new study published in PLOS One suggests it could also be linked to our tendency to indulge in sexual fantasies. Nautilus Members e…
Scientists have studied over 5,000 adults and discovered striking correlations between certain personality traits and how often people daydream about sex. Almost everyone knows them: those moments when your mind wanders to erotic scenarios. Yet, it remains a taboo topic at the kitchen table or during an evening with friends. We find it […] Want to know more about science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl .
Erotic daydreams are considered beneficial – but they are stigmatized. A recent study shows that character properties influence how often and what we fantasize about.
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