a Department of Psychology , University of Western Ontario.
b Department of Psychology , Champlain College.
J Sex Res. 2019 Jul-Aug;56(6):681-694. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2018.1474333. Epub 2018 Jun 18.
Research on polyamorous relationships has increased substantially over the past decade. This work has documented how polyamory is practiced and why individuals might pursue such arrangements. However, there is a lack of a systematic investigation of who is in polyamorous relationships and how they might differ from individuals in monogamous relationships. The present study is one of the first to address this by comparing the demographic backgrounds of individuals in polyamorous ( = 2,428) and monogamous (= 539) relationships in the United States. Compared to participants in monogamous relationships, those in polyamorous relationships were more likely to report minority sexual identities. Despite similar age distributions, individuals in polyamorous relationships were more likely to report being in a civil union, being divorced, and earning less than $40,000 per year compared to individuals in monogamous relationships. People in polyamorous relationships were also more likely to select "other" options for most demographic characteristics, suggesting that they tend to choose less traditional response options in general. The current research highlights several demographic differences that need to be considered and potentially controlled for in future comparisons of polyamorous and monogamous relationships.
在过去的十年中，关于多伴侣关系的研究大幅增加。这些研究记录了多伴侣关系的实践方式以及人们为何选择这种关系。然而，对于多伴侣关系者的人群特征，以及他们与单伴侣关系者的差异，还缺乏系统的研究。本研究通过比较美国多伴侣关系者（n=2428）和单伴侣关系者（n=539）的人口统计学背景，首次对此进行了探讨。与单伴侣关系者相比，多伴侣关系者更有可能报告少数性身份。尽管年龄分布相似，但与单伴侣关系者相比，多伴侣关系者更有可能处于民事结合关系、离婚状态，且年收入低于 40000 美元。在大多数人口统计学特征方面，多伴侣关系者也更倾向于选择“其他”选项，这表明他们总体上更倾向于选择不那么传统的回答选项。本研究强调了一些需要在未来多伴侣关系和单伴侣关系的比较研究中加以考虑和控制的人口统计学差异。
