Doživljanje preseganja mononormativnosti na primeru oseb v sporazumno nemonogamnih odnosih

Dajč, Otilija (author), Kobal Grum, Darja (mentor)

Sporazumno nemonogamni odnosi so vrste tvorjenja odnosov, ki z raziskovanjem odpirajo vprašanja o tem, kaj pomeni biti v partnerskem odnosu in kaj so kategorije, ki te odnose opredeljujejo. Sporazumno nemonogamni partnerski odnosi so v splošnem odnosi, v katerih imajo osebe (lahko) več kot en čustven in/ali seksualen partnerski odnos oziroma stike z drugimi ljudmi (Conley idr., 2013). Z magistrskim delom sem želela dobiti natančnejši uvid v doživljanje oseb, ki tvorijo sporazumno nemonogamne odnose, predvsem o tem, kako doživljajo partnerske odnose in kako doživljajo dva socialno psihološka konstrukta, ki se z njimi povezujeta, normo (mononormativnosti) in stigmo. Z raziskavo želim prispevati k destigmatizaciji tovrstnih odnosov in k ustvarjanju psihološko afirmativnih praks za psihološko delo z osebami v sporazumno nemonogamnih odnosih. Podatki pregleda pojavnosti oseb (N=253), ki so v slovenskem prostoru vsaj enkrat v preteklosti tvorili sporazumno nemonogamne odnose, so pokazali, da je 30 % oseb vsaj enkrat v življenju v preteklosti tvorilo vsaj eno izmed vrst sporazumno nemonogamnega odnosa. Rezultati kvalitativnega dela raziskave pa so nakazali na to, da je doživljanje tvorjenja sporazumno nemonogamnih odnosov težko ločiti od razumevanja njihove umeščenosti v družbo, torej načina socializacije in vzgoje, ki so je posamezniki deležni in ki narekuje, da je tvorjenje monogamnega odnosa najbolj pravilen, odrasel in etičen način tvorjenja odnosov. Kljub zadovoljstvu in jasnim načelom, ki posameznike vodijo pri tvorjenju tovrstnih odnosov in jim prinašajo veliko zadovoljstva, je preseganje norme in ponotranjenih življenjskih skriptov, kako bi odnosi morali izgledati, vseeno psihološko naporen proces. Posamezniki izražajo zametke pisanja novega skripta partnerskih in romantičnih odnosov, ob tem pa je jasno, da se bo za višanje dobrobiti posameznikov v teh odnosih morala v smeri normalizacije tovrstnih odnosov spremeniti tudi družba.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: sporazumno nemonogamni odnosi, partnerski odnosi, mononormativnost, stigma, tematska analiza
• Work type: Master's thesis/paper
• Organization: FF - Faculty of Arts
• Year: 2024
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-163871
• Publication date in RUL: 14.10.2024

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Experiencing the overcoming of mononormativity in the case of individuals in consensual non-monogamous relationships

Abstract

Consensual non-monogamous relationships are a type of relationship formation that explores and opens up questions about what it means to be in a partnership and what categories define these relationships. In general, consensual non-monogamous relationships are those in which individuals may have more than one emotional and/or sexual partnership or connection with other people Through my master's thesis, I aimed to gain a more precise insight into the experiences of individuals who form consensual non-monogamous relationships, particularly in terms of how they perceive their partnerships and how they experience two social-psychological constructs associated with them: the norm (of mononormativity) and stigma. My research aims to contribute to the destigmatization of such relationships and to the creation of psychologically affirmative practices for working with individuals in consensual non-monogamous relationships. Data from a review of the occurrence of individuals (N=253) who have, at least once in the past, formed consensual non-monogamous relationships in Slovenia, showed that 30% of people have formed at least one type of consensual non-monogamous relationship at some point in their lives. The results of the qualitative part of the study indicated that the experience of forming consensual non-monogamous relationships is difficult to separate from the understanding of their place in society, that is, the way in which individuals are socialized and raised, which dictates that forming a monogamous relationship is the most correct, mature, and ethical way of forming relationships. Despite the satisfaction and clear principles guiding individuals in forming such relationships, which bring them a great deal of fulfillment, the process of overcoming societal norms and internalized life scripts about how relationships should look is still psychologically demanding. Individuals express the beginnings of writing a new script for partnership and romantic relationships, but it is clear that for the well-being of individuals in these relationships to improve, society will also need to change in the direction of normalizing such relationships.

• Keywords: sporazumno nemonogamni odnosi, partnerski odnosi, mononormativnost, stigma, tematska analiza