People who have regular sex earn more, research claims
Head of research claims common psychological theories indicate that people who are fulfilled at home are more successful at work
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Your support makes all the difference.People who have more sex are likely to earn more, new research claims.
The research, partly conducted from the responses of 7,500 people, found employees who have sex two or three times a week earn 4.5 per cent more than colleagues who do not.
Although the research did establish a correlation between those having more sex and wages, the study was unable to determine whether there was a causal link.
It remains unclear whether increased sexual activity improved individuals’ performances at work, leading to better pay – or if those on higher salaries were more likely to have sex.
Anglia Ruskin University’s Dr Nick Drydakis, who headed the survey examining the responses of 7,500 Greeks, claimed that common psychological theories indicate that people who are fulfilled at home are more successful at work.
"Maslow's Need Hierarchy Theory claims that the happier and more fulfilled individuals are in their lives, the more productive and successful they will be in their work, translating to higher wages,” he told the Daily Telegraph.
Dr Drydakis, who research was published earlier this year in the International Journal of Manpower, continued: "The theory concludes that people need to love and be loved, sexually and non-sexually, by others.”
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