Aug 5, 2009 / 02:06 am
A leading Scottish psychologist has claimed that condom use is associated with poorer mental health, problems with stress and depression, saying his research shows the natural conjugal act can significantly boost the mental wellbeing of men and women.
Prof. Stuart Brody of the West of Scotland University in Paisley will publish his conclusion in the academic journal Archives of Sexual Behavior. According to The Scotsman, Prof. Brody studied the sexual behavior of 99 women and 111 men in Portugal. Participants in the study filled in questionnaires about the pleasure they derived from their sex lives and contraception use.
The professor, using a measure of psychological health developed in Canada, concluded that condom use was associated with members of the study who exhibited problems dealing with stress.
"The more often people are using condoms independent of age, independent of the nature of their relationship, the greater use of immature defense mechanisms against stress,” Prof. Brody said, according to The Scotsman.