雙語研究：性生活越多賺錢就越多

摘要：金錢買不來愛情，但一項新的研究表明，性生活能給你帶來金錢——而且這不僅限於那些在紅燈區工作的人。

Have more sex, make more money

Money can't buy you love, but a new study suggests lovemaking can earn you money - and not just if you're employed in the red light district.

Employees that have sex more than four times a week receive 5% higher wages, according to an academic paper by Nick Drydakis, a senior lecturer in economics at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, England. Conversely, those who don't have any sexual activity earn 3% less in wages than those who are sexually active, the study - published by the Institute for the Study of Labor in Bonn, Germany - concluded. Similarly, a Brazilian study published in 2009 found a positive correlation between sexual frequency and wages for Brazilian employees. This may be little more than a correlation, but based on these findings, Drydakis says, 'it seems that sexual activity may be of interest to economists.'

金錢買不來愛情，但一項新的研究表明，性生活能給你帶來金錢——而且這不僅限於那些在紅燈區工作的人。

性生活越多賺錢就越多

英國劍橋的安格利亞魯斯金大學(Anglia Ruskin University)資深經濟學講師卓達基斯(Nick Drydakis)發表的一篇學術論文說，每週有四次以上性生活的員工獲得的薪酬高出5%。研究得出結論說，相反，沒有性生活的員工薪水比性生活活躍的員工低3%。這篇論文由德國波恩的研究機構勞動研究所(Institute for the Study of Labor)發表。同樣地，2009年發表的一份巴西研究論文也發現性生活頻率與巴西職員薪水之間存在正相關的關係。卓達基斯說，這可能僅僅是一種關聯，但從這些研究結果看，性生活活躍程度可能是經濟學家感興趣的領域。

Why the bigger paychecks? Sexually active people may exhibit more attributes that are prized in the workplace, experts say. 'Both sexual activity and higher wages convey a feeling of higher self-esteem and self-confidence, which attracts more sexual partners and more work opportunities,' says Carole Lieberman, a psychiatrist in Beverly Hills. 'Put succinctly: Everyone loves a winner.' This also ties in with long-running theories that attractive people earn more money, she says. In fact, so-called beautiful people are likely to earn 3% to 4% more than plainer folk, according to 'Beauty Pays: Why Attractive People Are More Successful,' by Daniel Hamermesh, an economics professor at the University of Texas in Austin.

薪水更高的原因何在?專家說，性生活活躍的人可能會展現出更多的在職場中被看重的特質。貝弗利山莊(Beverly Hills)精神病學家利伯曼(Carole Lieberman)說，性生活更活躍和更高的薪水都傳達出一種更加自尊、更有自信的感覺，這會吸引更多性伴侶和更多的工作機會。簡而言之，人人都愛贏家。她說，這種情況也與長期以來的一種理論是一致的，也就是長相好的人賺錢也更多。得克薩斯大學奧斯汀分校(University of Texas in Austin)經濟學教授哈默梅什(Daniel Hamermesh)在《美貌即財富：爲什麼貌美的人更成功》(Beauty Pays: Why Attractive People Are More Successful)一書中說，實際上，長得好看的人的薪水可能比長相平平的人高出3%到4%。

Another possible explanation for the connection: Those who are more sexually active may simply be in better shape emotionally and physically, which could make them more amiable, productive and creative employees. 'This actually doesn't surprise me, if sexual activity is just one more indicator of general well-being,' says Tina Lowrey, professor of marketing at Hautes études Commerciales de Paris, a business college in France. Drydakis agrees, adding that increased sexual activity could be a key indicator of good health. 'Medical and psychological literature suggest that sexual activity is associated with good health, endurance, mental well-being, mental capacities and dietary habits,' he says.

另一種對這種關聯的解釋是，那些性生活更活躍的人可能只是情感狀況和身體狀況更好，這使他們在工作中更有親和力、效能更高、更有創造力。巴黎高等商學院(Hautes Etudes Commerciales de Paris)市場營銷學教授勞裏(Tina Lowrey)說，這實際上並未讓我感到意外，可以說性生活只是另一個衡量總體幸福感的指標。卓達基斯表示認同，他還說，性生活活躍程度增加可能是健康狀況良好的一個重要指標。卓達基斯說，醫療和心理學文獻指出，性生活活躍程度與良好的健康狀況、忍耐力、心理健康和飲食習慣都有關係。

One caveat, however: The positive correlation between sex and higher wages could also work both ways. That is, higher wages may encourage some to adopt more sexually active lives, Drydakis says. 'They may increase the value and attractiveness of a person on the dating market.' Some psychotherapists say there's a connection. 'The more success the individual experiences, the higher his libido rises,' says Fran Walfish, a therapist in Beverly Hills. And, she says, less money could also mean less sex. 'I am currently treating two men whose incomes have dramatically decreased because of the poor economy,' she says. 'Both men have reported a significant decrease in their sexual desire and sexual activity.'

但也有一個警告，性生活與更高的薪水之間的正相關也可能是雙向的。卓達基斯說，更高的薪水可能會鼓勵一些人進行更多的性生活，這可以提升一個人在約會市場的價值和吸引力。一些心理治療醫師說，是存在這種關係。貝弗利山莊治療學家沃菲施(Fran Walfish)說，一個人越成功，他的性慾就越旺盛。她還說，薪水減少也可能意味着性生活減少。她說，我目前正在治療兩位男士，因爲經濟狀況不佳，他們的薪水也大幅下降，他們兩人都說他們的性慾和性生活數量明顯下降。