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Nurturance, Eroticism, and Relationship Satisfaction Among People in Monogamous and Consensually Non-Monogamous Relationships




TekijätLarva, Michelle; Mogilski, Justin; Blumenstock, Shari

KustantajaTaylor & Francis Group, LLC

Julkaisuvuosi2024

JournalJournal of Sex Research

Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimiThe Journal of Sex Research

ISSN0022-4499

eISSN1559-8519

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2024.2435619

Verkko-osoitehttps://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2024.2435619

Rinnakkaistallenteen osoitehttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/477619645


Tiivistelmä

Satisfying romantic relationships often feature high levels of nurturance and eroticism. Consensually non-monogamous (CNM) individuals may experience these with additional partners, potentially reducing the need for both to be present in a primary relationship to achieve satisfaction. We assessed how nurturance and eroticism relate to relationship satisfaction in single-partnered (n = 289) and multi-partnered (n = 335) individuals. We also compared relationship behavior (single vs multiple current partners) and identity (monogamous, n = 217 vs CNM, n = 399). Compared to multi-partnered individuals’ reports of their primary relationship, single-partnered individuals reported similar satisfaction and nurturance, and higher eroticism. Across single- and multi-partnered individuals, nurturance and eroticism were positively associated with relationship satisfaction, with no upper level interactions. Instead, interactions emerged when assessing relationship identity. Among monogamous individuals, nurturance and eroticism also did not interact, meaning the positive association of one was consistent across levels of the other. For CNM-identified individuals, however, nurturance and eroticism interacted; nurturance was more strongly linked to satisfaction when eroticism was low, while eroticism was only linked to satisfaction when nurturance was low. When nurturance was high, there was no association between eroticism and satisfaction. Longer relationship durations were linked to lower eroticism and higher nurturance, regardless of partner number or age. Findings suggest that nurturance and eroticism contribute to satisfaction differently for monogamous and CNM individuals, with CNM individuals fostering highly satisfying relationships even when eroticism is low. This study provides a nuanced understanding of how these factors contribute to satisfaction across diverse relationship forms.


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This work was supported by: funding from the Research Council of Finland [decision number: 345546] granted to INVEST Research Flagship Centre at the University of Turku; a grant awarded by the TOP Säätiö to Larva, M. A.; and an ASPIRE-I Innovation Grant [#957822-20-53332] grant from the University of South Carolina Office of the Vice President for Research. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, preparation of, nor decision to publish this article. Mogilski, J. K., and Blumenstock, S. M., did not have funding for the preparation of this manuscript. The authors declare no conflicts of interest with respect to the authorship or publication of this article.


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