Title:
IS CASUAL SEX BAD? ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN NON-COMMITTED SEX AND SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING WITH MARITAL STATUS' MEDIATING EFFECTS AMONG US YOUNG ADULTS

Authors:
Qiuyang Zhang ,Dongjing Chen and Wuxianzhi Liu , China

Abstract:
The association between sexual experience and non-committed relationships have long been a popular topic for discussion. In addition to that, many empirical research results suggest that casual sex motivation and sociosexuality also play crucial roles in the effects of casual sex on people’s subjective well-being. This study investigates the associations between having casual sex and the subjective well-being of the participants. This work builds on previous research and has contributions to the field in two major aspects. Firstly, I studied the mediating effects of marital status of participants on their subjective well-being. Secondly, I examined the influence of both motivation and sociosexuality on subjective well-being after casual sex events. Utilizing the data from Add Health, I ran OLS Regression models to test the associations. The results indicate that casual sex experience increases participants’ chance of feeling depressed in general. This effect is subject to modifications by the marital status after interaction terms are taken into considerations. People who cohabitate with their partnerscan feel more depressed if they have casual sex while married individuals seem to be less susceptible