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Study Reveals Gender Differences in Sexual Motivations
10/14/2025
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Story summary
- A study in the Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy finds that men pursue sex for self-centered reasons while women emphasize emotional connection.
- Emotional regulation shapes motives: men with emotional difficulties seek sex for personal goals, while women use sex to cope with distress.
- Limitations include self-reported data and limited sexual-orientation diversity, and researchers call for cross-cultural research.
