It’s true that men think about sex more often than women, but the same goes for satisfying their other physiological needs, such as eating and sleeping, a scientific study shows. The research paper debunks the popular belief that men think about bedwetting every seven seconds, which equates to around 8,000 times over 16 hours. The study found that he had lustful thoughts an average of 19 times a day, while she had an average of 10. Almost as often, men think about food – 18 times a day, about sleep only 11. Women apparently have less appetite, as they imagine eating 15 times a day and being sleepy – 8 ½ times. According to psychology professor Terry Fisher of Ohio State University, Mansfield, measuring such a frequency provides a basis for comparison and determination of the degree of, for example, sexuality and information about the individual biological clock. Correcting the stereotype of male thinking about sex, according to the scientist and author of the study, is important, because the false statement often leads to anxiety in the stronger sex about what is wrong with them after not thinking about sex on every seventh second. Taking into account the frequency of thinking about food and sleep, according to Prof. Fischer, was necessary in order to have a reasonable basis for comparison and judgment about whether sex occupies a more special place in a man’s thoughts. NEWS_MORE_BOX The study involved 163 women and 120 men between the ages of 18 and 25, who recorded every single thought they had about sex, food and sleep 6 days a week. In addition to showing that sex is no more special than his other needs, the results demonstrate significant differences in the way men and women think. If, accordingly, a person, according to his gender, thinks more often about sex, it can already be said, according to the professor, that it is a case of erotophilia. The opposite is typical for erotophobes. The paper also draws attention to the relationship between social status and the frequency of thoughts about sex. It turns out that whether they are erotophobes or erotophiles, men are equally good at building their social relationships. In contrast, in women, an inverse proportionality is observed. The higher a woman occupies in the social ladder, the more she is not interested in sex. Scientists are still looking for the reason why men think more often about sex than women in modern society, says Prof. Fischer, but the important thing is that a false stereotype has been broken, he adds. The study is expected to be published in the January issue of the Journal of Sex Research. It is currently only partially online.