"If you experience frequent sexual fantasies, you probably have a more neurotic personality, or may suffer from depression, according to the study. In contrast, if you rarely find your mind wandering, you're more likely to be relatively conscientious or agreeable. 'People high in negative emotionality might engage in sexual fantasies as an emotion regulation tool to compensate for negative mood,' they explained in their study. 'Agreeable people may be less likely to sexually fantasize because of their respect for norms and others.'"
"To get to the bottom of it, the researchers enlisted 5,225 adults, who were quizzed about the nature and frequency of their sexual fantasies. Broadly, the fantasies could be placed into four main categories - exploratory sexual fantasies (for example, participating in an orgy), intimate sexual fantasies (e.g. making love outdoors in a romantic setting), impersonal sexual fantasies (e.g. watching others have sex), and sadomasochistic sexual fantasies (e.g. being forced to do something)."
A sample of 5,225 adults reported the nature and frequency of their sexual fantasies. Fantasies were categorized as exploratory (for example participating in an orgy), intimate (making love outdoors in a romantic setting), impersonal (watching others have sex), and sadomasochistic (being forced to do something). Participants also completed measures of the Big Five personality traits: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism. Analyses identified links between specific personality traits and the frequency and types of fantasies. Frequent fantasizing associated with higher neuroticism and greater likelihood of depression, while rare fantasizing associated with higher conscientiousness or agreeableness. High negative emotionality may drive fantasies as an emotion-regulation tool, and agreeableness may reduce fantasizing out of respect for norms and others.
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