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Polyamory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

R. Cavalli ,
G. Rogier  and
P. Velotti
R. Cavalli*
Affiliation:
University of Rome Sapienza, Dynamic And Clinical Psychology And Health, Rome, Italy
G. Rogier
Affiliation:
University of Genoa, Department Of Educational Sciences, Genoa, Italy
P. Velotti
Affiliation:
University of Rome Sapienza, Dynamic And Clinical Psychology And Health, Rome, Italy
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Few studies investigated the role of psychological variables underlying polylove.

Objectives

To extend the knowledge regarding the psychological profile of polylovers.

Methods

We administered to a sample of individuals reporting to be polylovers and a sample of participants reporting to not be polylovers a battery of self-report questionnaires including the Attitude Towards Polylove scale (ATP), the Multidimensional Sexuality Questionnaire (MSQ), The Experiences in Close Relationships 12 items (ECR-12), the Couple Satisfaction Inventory (CSI), the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) and the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale Positive (DERS-P).

Results

We found that controlling for age and gender, polylovers, compared to not polylovers, scored higher on some dimensions of the DERS-P, on the ATP scores and on some dimensions of the MSQ. No others significant differences between groups emerged. Moreover, in the group of polylovers, ATP scores were positively related to sexual satisfaction, sexual self-esteem and sexual consciousness and negatively related to avoidant attachment style and difficulties in regulating positive emotions. Finally, we found that avoidant attachment style moderated the link between ATP scores and sexual self-esteem.

Conclusions

Emotion dysregulation and attachment appear to be central variables explaining the specificity of psychological profiles of polylovers.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

PolyamoryattachmentEmotion dysregulation
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European Psychiatry , Volume 65 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry , June 2022 , pp. S871
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