Study shows intimacy can ease work stress

Researchers have found that making love is one of the best ways to recover from the pressure of work and can also help improve levels of job satisfaction.

The study – published in the Journal of Sex Research – concluded that women feel the benefits of intimacy more than men.

Psychologists at Portland State University in the US asked more than 1,000 men and women in full-time employment how often they had had sex with their partner in the previous month. They were also asked to rate their levels of work-related stress and job satisfaction.

The research revealed that more frequent sex led to better scores for both job and life satisfaction.

The experts said: "We would encourage employees to dedicate uninterrupted leisure time to sexual activity to promote stress reduction, well-being and positive work outcomes."

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