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Sex Better Than Money for Happiness
Money doesn't mean more sex, but more sex can make you feel richer. Good news for folks whose bedrooms have more activity than their bank accounts: New research shows that sex is better for your happiness than money. That's not to say that being financially poor but sexually active is the secret to a happy life. But despite common theory, more money doesn't get you more sex, "happiness economics" researchers say. After analyzing data on the self-reported levels of sexual activity and happiness of 16,000 people, Dartmouth College's Bruce V. Rauner Professor of Economics David Blanchflower and Andrew Oswald of the University of Warwick in England report that sex "enters so strongly (and) positively in happiness equations" that they estimate increasing intercourse from once a month to once a week is equivalent to the amount of happiness generated by getting an additional $50,000 in income for the average American. "The evidence we see is that money brings some amounts of happiness, but not as much as what economists might have thought," Blanchflower says. "We had to look to psychologists and realize that other things really matter." Sex Better Than Money for Happiness continues…
SOURCES: Blanchflower, D. "Money, Sex and Happiness, An Empirical Study," May 2000. Gallup G, Archives of Sexual Behavior, June 2002; vol 31: pp 289–293. Donnelly, D., Journal of Sex Research, May 2001. David G. Blachflower, PhD, Bruce V. Raunder professor of economics, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H. Robert Hatfield, PhD, assistant professor of psychology, University of Cincinnati; and certified sex therapist; spokesman, Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality. Gordon Gallup, PhD, professor of psychology, State University of New York at Albany.
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