CIS-Iscte, Iscte-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Av. das Forças Armadas, 1649-026, Lisbon, Portugal.
Arch Sex Behav. 2022 Nov;51(8):3931-3946. doi: 10.1007/s10508-022-02368-7. Epub 2022 Aug 4.
Studies have shown that romantic partners in consensual non-monogamous (CNM) relationships are targets of stigmatization. However, little is known about the underlying mechanisms and the conditions under which such stigmatization occurs. In two experimental studies (combined N = 772), we asked participants to read the description of two partners in a relationship (monogamous vs. open relationship vs. polyamorous) and make a series of judgments about those partners. Overall results showed that CNM (vs. monogamous) partners were perceived as less trustworthy and as having more sexual health concerns (Studies 1 and 2), and as being less committed and less sexually satisfied (Study 2). Results from a conditional mediation analysis (Study 2) further showed that participants with negative attitudes toward consensual non-monogamy perceived CNM (vs. monogamous) partners as having less conservation and more openness to change values, which was then associated with more stigmatization. In contrast, participants with positive attitudes toward consensual non-monogamy perceived CNM (vs. monogamous) partners as having more openness to change values, which was then associated with less stigmatization. Taken together, these results extended the literature focused on prejudice, discrimination, and stigmatization of minority groups and highlighted key elements that can be used to buffer stigmatization.
研究表明，在双方自愿的非一夫一妻制（CNM）关系中，伴侣会成为污名化的对象。然而，人们对这种污名化发生的潜在机制和条件知之甚少。在两项实验研究（合并 N=772）中，我们要求参与者阅读一段关于两个伴侣的关系描述（一夫一妻制与开放式关系与多角关系），并对这些伴侣做出一系列判断。总体结果表明，与一夫一妻制（vs. 开放式关系）相比，CNM 伴侣被认为不太值得信赖，性健康问题更多（研究 1 和 2），承诺度更低，性满意度更低（研究 2）。条件中介分析的结果（研究 2）进一步表明，对自愿非一夫一妻制持消极态度的参与者认为 CNM（vs. 一夫一妻制）伴侣的保守性更低，对变化的价值观更开放，从而导致更多的污名化。相比之下，对自愿非一夫一妻制持积极态度的参与者认为 CNM（vs. 一夫一妻制）伴侣的变化价值观更开放，从而导致污名化程度降低。综上所述，这些结果扩展了关注少数群体偏见、歧视和污名化的文献，并强调了可以用来缓冲污名化的关键因素。
