<p>I heard an anecdotal opinion that according to Sigmund Freud's psychoanalysis, people who don't fulfill themselves sexually tend to be more diligent. I would like to know; was any research conducted to confirm that statement?</p>

<p>By "don't fulfill themselves sexually" I mean that they are abstinent or unfulfilled</p>

<p>By "more diligent" I mean that they work harder or are more determined to <strong>achieve</strong> their goals.</p>

<p>All I could find to reference my question is defence mechanism described by Freud, called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sublimation_%28psychology%29" rel="nofollow noreferrer">sublimation</a>. I would like to know if any group-experiment based research can support this.</p>

<p>There is very similar question already on cogsci <a href="https://cogsci.stackexchange.com/questions/3849/can-motivation-for-sex-be-transformed-into-productive-motivation/3855#3855">here</a>, which seems to provide conclusion that:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>The question "What is the effect of sexual abstinence on intellectual
  and artistic achievment?" has specifically been answered by studies on
  celibacy, which show either no or a negative effect (Baumeister, Dale,
  &amp; Sommer, 1998).</p>
</blockquote>

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2016-06-23T10:04:34.713Z
Any source for your claim? It seems a bit of a hearsay thing.
AliceD
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2016-06-23T10:52:38.047Z
@Christiaan; Im aware that this may be a hearsay. If it will help; person who told me that, said it is related to Sigmund Freud's psychoanalysis.
DannyX
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Please don't reference psychoanalysis in anything scientific.
Alex
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Because it's heresay, it's hard to discredit, so this question is in risk of being close as "primarily opinion-based". If you gave a reference to Freud or some other prominent psychoanalysis claiming this, it would be easier to find and analyze a response to answer your question.
Seanny123
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Correlation between sex and achievement
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# Correlation between sex and achievement

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-06-22)

I heard an anecdotal opinion that according to Sigmund Freud's psychoanalysis, people who don't fulfill themselves sexually tend to be more diligent. I would like to know; was any research conducted to confirm that statement?

By "don't fulfill themselves sexually" I mean that they are abstinent or unfulfilled

By "more diligent" I mean that they work harder or are more determined to **achieve** their goals.

All I could find to reference my question is defence mechanism described by Freud, called [sublimation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sublimation_%28psychology%29). I would like to know if any group-experiment based research can support this.

There is very similar question already on cogsci [here](https://cogsci.stackexchange.com/questions/3849/can-motivation-for-sex-be-transformed-into-productive-motivation/3855#3855), which seems to provide conclusion that:

> The question "What is the effect of sexual abstinence on intellectual
> and artistic achievment?" has specifically been answered by studies on
> celibacy, which show either no or a negative effect (Baumeister, Dale,
> & Sommer, 1998).

**Tags:** cognitive-psychology, personality, motivation, sexuality

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Any source for your claim? It seems a bit of a hearsay thing.  
> **username_0**: @Christiaan; Im aware that this may be a hearsay. If it will help; person who told me that, said it is related to Sigmund Freud's psychoanalysis.  
> **username_2**: Please don't reference psychoanalysis in anything scientific.  
> **username_3**: Because it's heresay, it's hard to discredit, so this question is in risk of being close as "primarily opinion-based". If you gave a reference to Freud or some other prominent psychoanalysis claiming this, it would be easier to find and analyze a response to answer your question.  

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