Sociosexuality and Bright and Dark Personality: The Prediction of Behavior, Attitude, and Desire to Engage in Casual Sex

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Elena Fernández Del RíoJuan R Barrada

Abstract

Research about sociosexuality, understood as differences in people's willingness to have sex without commitment in terms of its predictors, such as demographics, relationship status, or individual traits, such as personality, is still scarce. Although sociosexuality was initially considered unidimensional, a tridimensional structure-with behavior, attitudes, and desire as its components-is gaining momentum in the literature nowadays. The present study proposes to develop different predictive models for each dimension, examining the role of personality (i.e., the "Big Five" and the "Dark Tetrad") and sociodemographic variables. Participants were 991 university students from a Spanish university (75.5% women, 72.0% heterosexual, Mage = 20.66). Our results provide evidence that predictors of sociosexuality vary depending on the dimension under analysis. Being female, older, not having a heterosexual orientation, and not being involved in a current relationship predicted higher scores in sociosexual behavior and attitudes. Regarding personality, psychopathy and extraversion were the only traits involved in all three components of sociosexuality. Neuroticism, agreeableness, and conscientiousness also play a role in the prediction of...Continue Reading

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May 28, 2020·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Ángel CastroElena Fernández-Del-Río
Oct 20, 2020·Frontiers in Psychology·Adam C DavisSteven Arnocky
Feb 3, 2021·PloS One·Juan Ramón BarradaPedro J Ramos-Villagrasa
Nov 5, 2020·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Juan Ramón Barrada, Ángel Castro
Jul 30, 2021·Frontiers in Psychology·Juan Ramón BarradaPedro J Ramos-Villagrasa

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