Factors that Facilitate and Hinder the Experience of Compersion Among Individuals in Consensually Non-Monogamous Relationships.
Compersion refers to the positive feelings, such as joy, excitement and contentment, that one may experience in response to one's partner's other consensually non-monogamous (CNM) intimate relationship(s). In the study, we recruited 44 CNM participants who had experienced compersion to complete an o...
| Publicado en: | Archives of Sexual Behavior Vol. 51; no. 6; pp. 3035 - 3049 |
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Springer Nature
Aug2022
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=158431553&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 158431553 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00040002 ASX jtl: Archives of Sexual Behavior issn: 00040002 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Aug2022 vid: 51 iid: 6 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature artinfo: ui: 158431553 10.1007/s10508-022-02333-4 ppf: 3035 ppct: 14 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 610KB tig: atl: Factors that Facilitate and Hinder the Experience of Compersion Among Individuals in Consensually Non-Monogamous Relationships. aug: au: Flicker, Sharon M. Thouin-Savard, Marie I. Vaughan, Michelle D. affil: Department of Psychology, California State University, Amador Hall 353B, MS 6007, 6000 J Street, 95819, Sacramento, CA, USA California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, CA, USA School of Professional Psychology, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, USA su: Sexual partners Non-monogamous relationships Marriage Jealousy Human sexuality sug: subj: Sexual partners Non-monogamous relationships Marriage Jealousy Human sexuality keyword: Compersion Consensual non-monogamy Emotion Metamour Polyamory Relationships Compersion Consensual non-monogamy Emotion Metamour Polyamory Relationships ab: Compersion refers to the positive feelings, such as joy, excitement and contentment, that one may experience in response to one's partner's other consensually non-monogamous (CNM) intimate relationship(s). In the study, we recruited 44 CNM participants who had experienced compersion to complete an open-ended online survey regarding the factors that facilitated and hindered their experiences of compersion. A thematic analysis identified three main themes: intrapersonal/individual factors, experiences in and characteristics of the relationship with one's partner(s), and feelings/judgments about one's metamour (one's partner's partner). The factors most commonly named by participants as facilitating compersion included: feelings of self-worth, feeling secure and that one's needs were being met in the relationship with the partner, communication with one's partner, and positive regard for one's metamour. Participants shared conflicting experiences regarding the nature of the relationship between jealousy and compersion and whether the ability to feel compersion was innate or learned. Findings were generally consistent with the small body of literature on this phenomenon. Several theories, including Broaden-and-Build, Self-Expansion, and Crossover, may help us understand the underpinnings of compersion and the pathways through which the experience might strengthen and deepen relationships. The study's results suggest multiple hypotheses ripe for future testing. Increasing our knowledge of this little known phenomenon carries the potential to help us identify strategies to manage jealousy and increase positive feelings across all relationship types. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: journal article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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