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Exploring Compersion: A Study on Polish Consensually Non-Monogamous Individuals and Adaptation of the COMPERSe
Klara Austeja Buczel1, Paulina D Szyszka2, Izu Mara3
1Doctoral School in the Social Sciences, Jagiellonian University, 34 Rynek Główny, 31-010, Kraków, Poland. klara.austeja.buczel@doctoral.uj.edu.pl.
Archives of Sexual Behavior
|July 1, 2024
Summary
This study adapted a compersion scale for Polish consensual non-monogamy (CNM) individuals, finding CNM participants reported higher compersion and cognitive empathy than monogamous individuals. Compersion positively impacts relationship satisfaction, particularly in polyamory.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Relationship Science
- Social Psychology
Background:
- Consensual non-monogamy (CNM) involves multiple ethical relationships.
- Compersion, a positive emotion towards a partner's other relationships, is highly valued in CNM.
- A validated scale for measuring compersion in Polish CNM populations was lacking.
Purpose of the Study:
- To adapt and validate the COMPERSe scale for Polish-speaking individuals practicing CNM.
- To investigate compersion levels and related factors in Polish CNM participants compared to monogamous individuals.
- To explore the relationship between compersion, cognitive empathy, jealousy, and relationship satisfaction.
Main Methods:
- Adaptation and validation of the COMPERSe scale using confirmatory factor analysis.
- Data collection from 211 individuals in CNM relationships and 169 individuals in monogamous relationships.
- Statistical analyses including comparative group analyses and mediation/moderation models.
Main Results:
- A revised 7-item, two-factor COMPERSe scale demonstrated excellent psychometric properties.
- CNM individuals scored higher in compersion and cognitive empathy and lower in jealousy than monogamous individuals.
- Polyamorous individuals reported more compersion and less aversion to partner autonomy than those in open relationships.
- Compersion indirectly predicted relationship satisfaction by reducing jealousy and was predicted by cognitive empathy.
- In polyamorous relationships, compersion directly predicted satisfaction; in open relationships, cognitive empathy directly predicted satisfaction.
Conclusions:
- The adapted COMPERSe scale is a reliable measure for compersion in Polish CNM populations.
- CNM individuals, particularly polyamorous ones, exhibit distinct emotional and relational patterns compared to monogamous individuals.
- Cognitive empathy and compersion are key factors influencing relationship satisfaction within different CNM structures.
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