Can having more sex pay off in the workplace?

It may come as a shock but having more sex may actually be good for your career.  A new study from Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, has concluded something very interesting – people having sex 2-3 times a week earn 4.5% more than people having less sex.  This was said to hold true regardless of physical and mental health of the participants. So money may not equal happiness, but sex definitely equals money.

The British study used survey data from 7,500 Greek citizens who took part in behavioral research about the effect of sexual activity on wages. The original study was published in a report titled "The Effect of Sexual Activity on Wages" a few years ago by the Institute for the Study of Labor in Germany.  The surveys asked general questions like the participants sexual orientation, age, how often they have sex, education, religion, what they do for a living and how much they make.  The new study also factored in physical and mental health of the participants.  In general, healthy employees had more sex.

Sexual activity can be seen as "a barometer for health, quality of life, well-being and happiness", says the study leader, economist Dr. Nick Drydakis. Besides earning more money, people with sexually active lives are also happier and healthier.  Being happier and healthier is then linked to positive performance, productivity and success at work.  Better performance, will get you earning more money at your job aka higher wages.  As you can see, this is a positive cycle of sex, happiness and money.  In the absence of physical and non-physical love many people become prone to loneliness, social anxiety, and depression.  All these negative factors can affect life and performance at work. 

The link between sex and wages was highest among people between the ages 26 and 50, with those having more frequent sex making more money.  The more sexually active, higher wage earners were also more emotionally stabile, more extroverted and had less health issues.  Some of the health issues they accounted for were diabetes, heart disease and arthritis. The study found that the healthier someone was, the more money they would tend to make.  Interestingly, this research study also found that employees with health problems but that were still sexually active, earned about 1.5% more than workers that had similar health issues but weren’t having sex.  This is again likely related to the mental and emotional aspect of sex and its ability to boost self-esteem and confidence.  It’s no secret that self-esteem, confidence and positive attitude breed success in the work place. So the next time you are feeling a lull in your workplace performance, try adding more sex to your weekly routine.  It may just help you get ahead!