Sex Increases Sense Of Meaning In Life – Study

Different factors in time past have been seen to affect our mood and sense of meaning in life, but researchers from George Mason University have left everyone astonished as they expose the key factor to a bad mood.

The study revealed that having sex would not only give you that wow feeling but also plays a key role in increasing your sense of meaning in life.

“In theoretical models of well-being, sex is rarely discussed and in many seminal articles, ignored,” Todd Kashdan said.

Delving deeper to make the study a success, the scientist asked 152 students to keep track of their mood, how meaningful their life felt, and any sex they had including how pleasurable and intimate it had been for three weeks.

Analysing the records from both male and female participants, it was seen that having sex on one day was associated with a more positive mood the following day.

The study also showed that high sexual pleasure, but not greater intimacy, leads to a greater feeling that life is meaningful.

“Meaning in life often arises when an individual feels their basic need for belonging is met with someone,” Kasdan explained.

“Often hedonic pleasures and motives are as important to cultivating a good life as deep, meaningful or virtuous activity,” he added.