I'm a graduate student at Texas Tech University, currently recruiting participants for an online study about polyamory and identity. Participation entails completing a brief 30-45 minute survey, answering questions related to demographics, identity, and attitudes, and reading short statements. We are looking for polyamorous adults (18+). This includes anyone who self-identifies with the label “polyamorous”, regardless of current/past relationship status.

Participants will be entered in a drawing to win one of thirty $10 Amazon gift cards. Responses will be completely confidential. You can access the survey here.

Feel free to PM me with any questions about the study. I will post results of this study once data collection and analyses have concluded.

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Hi everyone,

This is Justin Mogilski. I recently gave a talk about my current and upcoming research on relationship maintenance and conflict resolution strategies within consensually non-monogamous romantic relationships.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UdkyQHiTVU&t=3s

It begins broadly enough for a general audience and ends with detail suited to relationship scientists. It can also be listened to audio-only without substantial loss in content. I thought some of you might be interested. Feedback (both affirmative and critical) is always appreciated.

I've collected data from Reddit previously (see my account history). If you’d like to read my published work, please visit my ResearchGate account (below), or search my name in Google Scholar.

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Justin_Mogilski

Hi everyone,

My colleagues and I recently launched an international research project examining conflict resolution and relationship maintenance strategies among people in consensually non-monogamous (CNM) romantic relationships.

Before we can study the effectiveness of these strategies, we need to comprehensively identify them. If you have experience with CNM (e.g., polyamory, open relationships, swinging), would care to share your thoughts on this topic, and can spare 10-15 minutes of your life, please consider completing our survey. This study has been approved by the University of South Carolina institutional review board.

More information and the survey can be found here: https://uofsc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0VbxJDVJLOXcSAl

Thank you! Please consider sharing the study link if you are able 😊

Also, anyone who is curious about the history of my work or how data collected from Reddit has been used in the past, please visit: here

Hi everyone,

Several years ago, my colleagues and I collected data (see here, here, and here) from r/polyamory, r/nonmonogamy, and several other subreddits (including TrollPoly). We’ve published this data in peer-reviewed, academic journals (here, here, and here). One of these articles recently made its way to the front page of r/science (here).

We are once again asking for your contribution...

It has become clear over the past several years that people within ethically (or consensually) non-monogamous romantic relationships face considerable moral condemnation for pursuing multiple, concurrent romantic and sexual relationships. We have designed a set of studies to address WHY this condemnation exists.

The first step is to identify a comprehensive list of reasons for why people tend to condemn these relationships. If you have 5-10 minutes of free time while quarantined, please click on the link below. You’ll be asked to brainstorm some of these reasons for us.

This study has been approved by our local institutional review board (which screens human subject research for ethical violations).

Thank you, everyone. As always, if you have comments or concerns about the design, we welcome feedback :)

URL: https://uofsc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1C9MhAa0prhof5P

Was chatting with a really good friend recently, talking about family trauma (of which I have plenty) and the degrees to which we want to share with and seek support from our partners. Creating a trusting relationship where both parties are able to comfortably disclose is important to me. Trolls, this lady knows me SO WELL <3

Me: He has a difficult relationship with his family, and he started telling me the details of how he continues to struggle with them

Her: Sexy

Me: Well, it actually makes me feel good that he opened up...

Her: no, I know. Emotional vulnerability turns you on. I was saying that you legitimately find that sexy.

Me: ... I've never felt more seen