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Perceptions of primary and secondary relationships in polyamory
In consensually non-monogamous relationships there is an open agreement that one, both, or all individuals involved in a romantic relationship may also have other sexual and/or romantic partners. Research concerning consensual non-monogamy has grown recently but has just begun to determine how relat...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5436896/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28542619 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0177841 |
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author | Balzarini, Rhonda N. Campbell, Lorne Kohut, Taylor Holmes, Bjarne M. Lehmiller, Justin J. Harman, Jennifer J. Atkins, Nicole |
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description | In consensually non-monogamous relationships there is an open agreement that one, both, or all individuals involved in a romantic relationship may also have other sexual and/or romantic partners. Research concerning consensual non-monogamy has grown recently but has just begun to determine how relationships amongst partners in consensually non-monogamous arrangements may vary. The current research examines this issue within one type of consensual non-monogamy, specifically polyamory, using a convenience sample of 1,308 self-identified polyamorous individuals who provided responses to various indices of relationship evaluation (e.g. acceptance, secrecy, investment size, satisfaction level, commitment level, relationship communication, and sexual frequency). Measures were compared between perceptions of two concurrent partners within each polyamorous relationship (i.e., primary and secondary partners). Participants reported less stigma as well as more investment, satisfaction, commitment and greater communication about the relationship with primary compared to secondary relationships, but a greater proportion of time on sexual activity with secondary compared to primary relationships. We discuss how these results inform our understanding of the unique costs and rewards of primary-secondary relationships in polyamory and suggest future directions based on these findings. |
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spelling | pubmed-54368962017-05-27 Perceptions of primary and secondary relationships in polyamory Balzarini, Rhonda N. Campbell, Lorne Kohut, Taylor Holmes, Bjarne M. Lehmiller, Justin J. Harman, Jennifer J. Atkins, Nicole PLoS One Research Article In consensually non-monogamous relationships there is an open agreement that one, both, or all individuals involved in a romantic relationship may also have other sexual and/or romantic partners. Research concerning consensual non-monogamy has grown recently but has just begun to determine how relationships amongst partners in consensually non-monogamous arrangements may vary. The current research examines this issue within one type of consensual non-monogamy, specifically polyamory, using a convenience sample of 1,308 self-identified polyamorous individuals who provided responses to various indices of relationship evaluation (e.g. acceptance, secrecy, investment size, satisfaction level, commitment level, relationship communication, and sexual frequency). Measures were compared between perceptions of two concurrent partners within each polyamorous relationship (i.e., primary and secondary partners). Participants reported less stigma as well as more investment, satisfaction, commitment and greater communication about the relationship with primary compared to secondary relationships, but a greater proportion of time on sexual activity with secondary compared to primary relationships. We discuss how these results inform our understanding of the unique costs and rewards of primary-secondary relationships in polyamory and suggest future directions based on these findings. Public Library of Science 2017-05-18 /pmc/articles/PMC5436896/ /pubmed/28542619 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0177841 Text en © 2017 Balzarini et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Balzarini, Rhonda N. Campbell, Lorne Kohut, Taylor Holmes, Bjarne M. Lehmiller, Justin J. Harman, Jennifer J. Atkins, Nicole Perceptions of primary and secondary relationships in polyamory |
title | Perceptions of primary and secondary relationships in polyamory |
title_full | Perceptions of primary and secondary relationships in polyamory |
title_fullStr | Perceptions of primary and secondary relationships in polyamory |
title_full_unstemmed | Perceptions of primary and secondary relationships in polyamory |
title_short | Perceptions of primary and secondary relationships in polyamory |
title_sort | perceptions of primary and secondary relationships in polyamory |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5436896/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28542619 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0177841 |
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