Dimming the ‘Halo’ Around Monogamy: Re-assessing Stigma Surrounding Consensually Non-monogamous Romantic Relationships as a Function of Personal Relationship Orientation
In plain language, the main point is this: cNM targets drew more desired social distance in aggregate; patterns shifted when CNM subtypes were separated.
Orgasmaphoria editorial perspective
About this source
This pushes us to evaluate agreements, honesty, care, and power rather than ranking relationship structures. Neither monogamy nor non-monogamy guarantees a good relationship. The key boundary is that it cannot establish diagnosis, individual prediction, universal claims, or advice beyond its stated scope..
Why it matters: This source demonstrates that relationship structure alone does not decide care, communication, or satisfaction. It helps readers judge relationships by consent and behavior instead of treating monogamy as the automatic standard.
Purpose and scope
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Convenience sample N=641.
Findings or central themes
CNM targets drew more desired social distance in aggregate; patterns shifted when CNM subtypes were separated.
Strengths
Directly relevant to the library topic and retained with a stable source citation and explicit evidence label.
Limitations
Convenience sample; STI beliefs are perceptions, not infection rates.
Do not use this source to claim: Do not use this source for diagnosis, individual prediction, universal claims, or advice beyond its stated scope.
Citation and access
R. N. Balzarini, L. M. Peterson, A. K. Moors (2018). Dimming the ‘Halo’ Around Monogamy: Re-assessing Stigma Surrounding Consensually Non-monogamous Romantic Relationships as a Function of Personal Relationship Orientation. Frontiers in Psychology DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00894
Public abstract
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