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- Title
Consensual Non-Monogamy Among Kink-Identified Adults: Characteristics, Relationship Experiences, and Unique Motivations for Polyamory and Open Relationships.
- Authors
Vilkin, Ellora; Sprott, Richard
- Abstract
People who engage in both kink and consensual non-monogamy (CNM) have received little attention in research. The present article reports on the characteristics, relationship experiences, and unique motivations for engaging in CNM of kinky and consensually non-monogamous individuals using data from two U.S. samples—one large, national (N = 690) quantitative survey, and one qualitative study (N = 70) of adults in Northern California. The results describe the prevalence of universal (e.g., jealousy, sexual desire discrepancy) and population-specific relationship experiences (e.g., kink interest discrepancy, "coming out" about relationship structure). Findings indicate that discrepancies in desire for kink are a common relationship experience for kink–CNM individuals and that managing kink interests is an important motivation for CNM in this particular population. Implications for future research and clinical practice with kinky and consensually non-monogamous individuals are discussed.
- Subjects
NORTHERN California; NON-monogamous relationships; FETISHISM (Sexual behavior); BDSM; HUMAN sexuality; SEXUAL desire disorders; JEALOUSY; COMING out (Sexual orientation)
- Publication
Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2021, Vol 50, Issue 4, p1521
- ISSN
0004-0002
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10508-021-02004-w