A study published in The Journal of Sex Research, a peer-reviewed academic journal on human sexuality and sexology, revealed a controversial result. A team of scientists from Columbia and Exeter Universities has announced that individuals with strong religious beliefs experience higher sexual satisfaction.

In their study, the scientists used data from 4,313 men and 6,370 women aged 18 to 59 from the British National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles database. According to the data in question, 11% of men and 16% of women believe that their religious beliefs and religion are for themselves. it is extremely important stated.

People with strong religious beliefs reported greater sexual satisfaction:

Half of the people whose data was analyzed were married, 17% lived with their partner and 5% had no permanent partner. More than two-thirds of these people stated that they rarely attend religious events. about sexual satisfaction The answers given yielded a surprising result.

married women with strong religious beliefs reported higher sexual satisfaction. But the same goes for men. was not clearly visible. On the other hand, another result was that men who were single and held higher religious beliefs experienced higher sexual satisfaction.

The question of how much intercourse individuals have revealed a predictable answer. Men and women of high religious affiliation are more likely to have: have less sexual intercourse reported.

Scientists have found that more sexual satisfaction is seen in people with higher religious beliefs, views on the ‘appropriate context’ for sexual intercourse suspect it is caused. It is emphasized that the findings also recall the importance of sociocultural norms in shaping sexual behavior and sexual satisfaction.

Note: About 40% of the people whose data was analyzed in the survey were Christians and the rest were individuals belonging to different religions.