The so-called “big five” traits psychologists use to describe human personalities are open-mindedness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism. Neuroticism, the moody black sheep of the bunch, captures our predisposition toward negative emotions like anger, depression, and anxiety. Now, a new study published in PLOS One suggests it could also be linked to our tendency to indulge in sexual fantasies.
A team led by Emily Cannoot of Michigan State University analyzed data from 5,225 Americans who filled out two questionnaires. The first asked about their sexual fantasy lives, including the type and frequency of any steamy daydreams, while the second measured their big five personality traits.
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