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- Title
Parenting Consensual Non-Monogamists' Perceptions of Parenthood, Intimacy, and Communication.
- Authors
STRUS, JACQUELINE AVANTHAY; POLOMENO, VIOLA
- Abstract
This article presents partial results of a mixed methods study about consensual non-monogamists' perceptions of their parenting and sexual lifestyle, particularly those involving the transition to parenthood, intimacy and communication. Using The Expanding the Movement for Empowerment and Reproductive Justice Lens that was enhanced by Cowan and Cowan's Ecological Model of the Transition to Parenthood, six participants completed an online questionnaire and a semi-structured interview guide. Parenting consensual non-monogamists prioritise sexual intimacy over emotional intimacy, and communication is very important for them. The quantitative results support the qualitative ones: the participants had a higher level of parenting sense of competence, and the means for emotional and sexual intimacy were lower for primary partners than for secondary ones. Perinatal health care professionals including nurses need to know more about parenting consensual non-monogamists and their partner(s). More research is warranted with this particular group of parents, especially on their experiences of minority stress, resilience and taking a more intersectional research approach.
- Subjects
LIFESTYLES; NON-monogamous relationships; PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience; QUALITATIVE research; HUMAN sexuality; ATTITUDES toward sex; INTERVIEWING; QUESTIONNAIRES; PARENTHOOD; QUANTITATIVE research; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; SEX customs; THEMATIC analysis; COMMUNICATION; RESEARCH methodology; CONCEPTUAL structures; SEXUAL intercourse; COMPARATIVE studies; DATA analysis software; INTIMACY (Psychology)
- Publication
Aporia, 2024, Vol 16, Issue 1, p36
- ISSN
1918-1345
- Publication type
Article