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Differences in Motivation to Engage in Sexual Activity Between People in Monogamous and Non-monogamous Committed Relationships
2021
This study compared motivations to engage in sex between monogamous and non-monogamous respondents (n = 1,238, out of which 641 monogamous and 596 non-monogamous respondents; women—47.4%, men—50.9%, other gender—1.7%; age: M = 27.78 years, SD = 7.53, range = 18–62). The research aim was to identify whether there are differences in self-reported reasons to engage in sexual activity between these two groups. Presented with 17 reasons to engage in sexual activity, the respondents rated the frequency with which they engage in sex for each reason. While both monogamous and non-monogamous respondents reported to engage in sex with the same frequency for the reasons of sexual release and physical …
Partnerattiecībās esošu pieaugušo pamatojums iesaistīties monogāmās, konsensuāli un nekonsensuāli nemonogāmās seksuālās attiecībās
2020
Pētījuma mērķis bija noteikt, vai pastāv statistiski nozīmīgas atšķirības pamatojumā iesaistīties seksuālās attiecībās monogāmo un nemonogāmo respondentu grupās un vai nemonogāmo personu grupā pastāv statistiski nozīmīgas atšķirības pamatojumā iesaistīties seksuālās attiecībās ar saviem dažādajiem partneriem. Lai izpētītu motivāciju iesaistīties seksuālās attiecībās monogāmo, nekonsesnuāli nemonogāmo, konsensuāli nemonogāmo (poliamoro, svingeru un atvērto attiecību) pārstāvju grupās, tika izmantota modificētā un papildinātā YSEX? aptauja (Meston & Buss, 2007). Pētījuma ietvaros tika iegūtas atbildes uz abiem jautājumiem – vairākumā no modificētas YSEX? aptaujas jautājumiem pastāv statistisk…
Bisexual desires for more than one gender as a challenge to normative relationship ideals
2018
Normative western understandings of intimate relationships continue to draw upon the discourses of romantic love and the ideal of finding ‘the one’ who meets all our romantic and sexual needs. As desire is not sexually or emotionally exclusive, even people in normative relationships have to make sense of desires beyond the monogamous ideal. Bisexual people engage in these negotiations from a challenging cultural position. As a desire for more than one gender, bisexuality is persistently culturally associated with wavering desire, promiscuity and multiple partners. In light of these cultural conditions, I explore how Finnish bisexual women – and their (ex-)partners of various genders who do …