Tag: Kinsey Institute

Sex and relationship expert, Dr. Trina Read, is ready to answer your questions, but first, let's start with some stats.

The Kinsey Institute asked more than 6,000 men and women aged 14 to 85 extremely intimate questions about their sex life. Here are a few highlights from the study.

There is enormous variety in the average person’s sexual repertoires with more than 40 combinations of sexual activity.

With a click of a mouse, you can do a simple web search and discover that healthy sex—is actually healthful! You will find that sex can be good for your heart. You will also find that sex lowers blood pressure, reduces risk of prostate cancer, improves mood, sleep and even complexion!

Sex, it would seem is the ultimate mind/body exercise. In fact, when sex is "healthy," we could go so far as to say that it improves family relations, happiness at work and overall well-being.

In a new paper published in the journal Psychological Science titled, "The Long Reach of One’s Spouse: Spouses’ Personality Influences Occupational Success" authors Brittany Solomon and Joshua Jackson used a study of 4,500 married Australian couples and measured them with a common personality test known as the Big Five. This test looks at five personality traits, including: extraversion (how outgoing and sociable a person is), agreeableness (how honest and sympathetic someone is, versus suspicious and unfriendly), conscientiousness (how well someone can plan and be productive, rather than be disorganized and impulsive), neuroticism (how anxiety-prone someone is) and openness (how naturally curious and open to change a person is).