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"Happy birthday, guys everywhere: A new study suggests that having casual sex can have psychological benefits, such as boosting your self-esteem and lowering depression. ...if you&amp;amp;#8217;re the kind of person who enjoys casual sex, that is. The study analyzed nearly 400 New York University undergrads, breaking them into two categories: those who have a positive view of casual sex and those who don&amp;amp;#8217;t. Members of the positive group (who managed to seal a deal over the course of the study, obvi) reported higher levels of well-being and less anxiety than those who didn&amp;amp;#8217;t have casual sex at all&amp;amp;mdash;in either group. While relatively small, the study is still relevant because it&amp;amp;#8217;s the first of its kind to take participants&amp;amp;#8217; personal dispositions into account, rather than maintaining a one-size-fits-all sexual mentality. The conclusion? If you like casual sex, by all means go forth and have some (protected) casual sex! You&amp;#x27;ll feel better than not having sex at all. And if you don&amp;#x27;t like casual sex, well, you won&amp;#x27;t be satisfied whether you have it or abstain altogether&amp;amp;mdash;no surprise there. Are you for or against casual sex? Any particular reasons you do or don&amp;#x27;t like it?"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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