Casual Dating and Mental Health
Some people also believe that casual dating leads to negative psychological effects, such as low self-esteem, anxiety, and depression. Myths about the negative effects of casual dating, especially among women, abound. What does science say?
In the United States, research done for a year of undergraduate students in the United States showed that it was only when people hung up for non-autonomous reasons ("I didn't choose that") that their self-esteem, depression and anxiety were low and more physical symptoms.
In other words, when a person got hooked up because of peer pressure or because they couldn't give consent (under the influence of drugs or alcohol), they were less happy. ..
However, the participants who signed in because they wanted (to be autonomous) were just as happy as the students who didn't sign in at all.
It doesn't matter whether romantic relationships and intimate encounters hurt people mentally, it depends on their own desires and attitudes towards those relationships. If you think that dating and dating is unacceptable, you will feel uncomfortable. If you think these are fun ways to meet people and explore future relationships, you'll feel happy. It all depends on your point of view.
