Big Five personality traits and sex

Abstract Sexual well-being plays an important role in the quality of life. Against this background, we provide economics-based approach to relationship between Big Five personality traits and various dimensions sexuality. From a theoretical viewpoint, influences sexual not only by how person feels about sex, but also behaves relationship. Personality shapes information sharing preferences, way dissonant preferences partners are handled, extent which is committed promises made partner. Using large representative dataset from Germany, find that play person’s own satisfaction, (the self-assessment of) fulfilling their partner’s needs desires, communication, actual desired frequency extradyadic affairs. Conscientiousness contributes mutually beneficial sex life increases commitment The opposite holds true for neuroticism. While extraversion openness experience help realize life, no evidence they have value. On contrary, associated with lower Agreeableness higher commitment. However, agreeableness appears make people more reluctant express desires.