Milennials Have Fewer Sex Partners Than Parents, Grandparents, Study
A new research has revealed that youngsters today have fewer sexual partners than those who were a part of Baby Boomers and Generation X during the 1950's and 1960's.
The study conducted by San Diego State University has stated that people from baby boomers and generation x had an average of 11 sexual partners while milennials born in the 1980's and 1990's have 8 sexual partners.
"The changes are primarily due to generation - suggesting people develop their sexual attitudes while young, rather than everyone of all ages changing at the same time," said lead researchers Jean M. Twenge from the San Diego State University.
"The changes have caused a large generation gap in both attitudes toward premarital sex and number of sexual partners," Twenge said.
The study also observed that people today are more tolerant towards premarital sex while homosexuality has also benefited by a greater degree of acceptance. From 13 percent in 1999 it has become 44 percent in 2012.
The researchers came to this conclusion after they conducted a survey of 33,000 US adults that was taken between 1972 and 2012.
"Millennials are more accepting of premarital sex than any previous generation, yet have had fewer sexual partners than GenX'ers. This is consistent with their image as a tolerant, individualistic generation accepting others' choices and making their own," Twenge emphasised.
"When the culture places more emphasis on the needs of the self and less on social rules, more relaxed attitudes toward sexuality are the almost inevitable result," Twenge said.
