Conceptualizing Sexual Pleasure at Home as a Work-Related Stress Recovery Activity

Details

• Personal Author:
  Goodman RE ; Martinez LR ; Snoeyink MJ
• Description:
  Job stress is pervasive in today's workforce and has negative implications for employees' mental and physical well-being and job performance. Recovery activities outside of work can reduce strain and improve work outcomes; however, little is known about pleasurable intimate recovery experiences and their influence on work outcomes, even though these experiences are important parts of most people's lives outside of work. The present study examined sexual activity that is shared either with a relationship partner or oneself (masturbation) and how pleasure specifically predicts well-being and work outcomes to induce recovery. Results suggest that pleasurable sexual activity, with a partner or alone, is related to perceived recovery from work stress, job satisfaction, work engagement, and life satisfaction. Moreover, perceived recovery from work mediated the relationship between pleasurable sex and work outcomes. Gender moderated this relationship such that pleasurable sex was a stronger predictor of recovery for women (compared to men) in the context of sex within committed relationship partners (but not masturbation). Theoretical and practical implications are discussed. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Mental Health
  • Nervous System
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
  • Sex Characteristics
  • Stress, Psychological
• Keywords:
  • Occupational psychology
  • Job stress
  • Sex factors
  • Mental health
  • Work-life balance
  • Wellbeing
• ISSN:
  0022-4499
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Oregon ; OSHA Region 10
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  184-195
• Volume:
  61
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20069635
• Citation:
  J Sex Res 2024 Feb; 61(2):184-195
• Contact Point Address:
  Larry R. Martinez, Department of Psychology, Portland State University, 1721 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR 97201
• Email:
  larry.martinez@pdx.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2024
• Performing Organization:
  Portland State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Sex Research
• End Date:
  20250630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/208024/cdc_208024_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.09 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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