Dr. Amanda Gesselman spoke with Life in Red about recent Kinsey Institute studies on the social impact of webcam sites. What’s underneath beyond what we instantly classify those kinds of websites as? Those are sexual spaces, but the doesn’t mean that is the only thing going on there. Especially when there are live people interacting… Read more »
Sex & Well-Being
Update on the KI-TSRC & Traumatic Stress Research
2020 was an extraordinary year for the Kinsey Institute Traumatic Stress Research Consortium (KI-TSRC). Led by Kinsey Institute researchers Dr. Stephen Porges and Dr. Jacek Kolacz, membership in the consortium grew to over 900 clinicians and therapists from more than 40 countries. The consortium continued ongoing studies in trauma and its survey of trauma professionals… Read more »
The Power of Touch: Physical Affection is Important in Relationships, but Some People Need More Than Others
By Dr. Justin Lehmiller Intimate touch is a vital part of most close relationships. Study after study has found that couples who touch each other more tend to be happier. From backrubs to gentle caresses to hand-holding to hugging, the more intimate contact couples have with one another, the more satisfied they tend to be… Read more »
Bad Orgasms: Orgasms Are Not A Universally Positive Experience
By Justin Lehmiller How does someone feel when they have an orgasm? If you’re like most people, you probably said that they feel pretty darn good. This makes sense because there’s a widespread tendency to assume that orgasms necessarily equal pleasure. This association is so strong that pleasure is actually embedded in the definition of… Read more »
People Are Happier And Report More Meaning In Life On Days They Have Sex
By Justin Lehmiller Research suggests that sex could potentially be good for us in a lot of ways. For example, studies have found that, among men, frequent orgasms are linked to enhanced immune system functioning [1], a lower risk of prostate cancer [2], as well as a lower risk of premature death [3]. In addition,… Read more »