Sociosexuality of young adults concerning their sex, marital status of their parents, and the style of attachment to their partner

Socioseksualnost, odnosno socioseksualna orijentacija odnosi se na interindividualne razlike koje određuju spremnost pojedinca za upuštanje u seksualne odnose bez prethodnog ostvarivanja emocionalne povezanosti. Tako razlikujemo pojedince restriktivne i nerestriktivne socioseksualne orijentacije pri čemu se oni restriktivni upuštaju u seksualne odnose uglavnom oprezno, tek nakon što ostvare emocionalnu povezanost s partnerom i to kasnije u vezi, dok se nerestriktivni uglavnom upuštaju u seksualne odnose bez emocionalne povezanosti s partnerom i bez obaveza, ranije u odnosu. Brojni su čimbenici koji utječu na smjer socioseksualne orijentacije, ali kao neki od najznačajnijih u raznim istraživanjima pokazali su se upravo spol, bračni status roditelja, odnosno obiteljsko okruženje u djetinjstvu te stil privrženosti partneru. Prema tome bi žene, mladi odrasli čiji su roditelji u braku i sigurno privrženi mladi odrasli trebali biti skloniji restriktivnoj, dok bi muškarci, mladi odrasli čiji su roditelji rastavljeni i nesigurno privrženi mladi odrasli trebali biti skloniji nerestriktivnoj socioseksualnoj orijentaciji. Kako bi se testiralo navedene pretpostavke u ovom istraživanju ispitivala se socioseksualnost mladih odraslih s obzirom na spol, bračni status roditelja i stilove privrženosti partneru. Sudionici, njih 608, od čega je 488 sudionica i 121 sudionik, online putem ispunili su Upitnik socioseskualne orijentacije (Jackson i Kirkpatrick, 2007), Inventar iskustava u bliskim vezama (Kamenov i Jelić, 2003) te Upitnik demografskih podataka. Na osnovu dobivenih rezultata, utvrđeno je da su muškarci skloniji nerestriktivnoj socioseksualnoj orijentaciji u odnosu na žene. Nije dobivena razlika u socioseksualnoj orijentaciji s obzirom na bračni status roditelja i dob u vrijeme rastave roditelja. Naposljetku, mladi odrasli sigurne privrženosti značajno su skloniji restriktivnoj socioseksualnoj orijentaciji u odnosu na mlade odrasle nesigurnih stilova privrženosti.Sociosexuality, or the sociosexual orientation, refers to individual differences that determine the willingness to engage in sexual relations without a previously established emotional bond. We can distinguish between individuals with restrictive and nonrestrictive sociosexual orientation, where those with a restrictive orientation cautiously engage in sexual relations, only after establishing an emotional bond with their partner, and later in the relationship, while individuals with a nonrestrictive orientation mostly engage in sexual relations without establishing an emotional bond with their partner, with no attachments, and earlier in the relationship. Multiple factors affect the orientation, but it has been shown that some of the most significant across many studies are sex, parent’s marital status, that is, a family surrounding throughout childhood, and the style of attachment to a partner. With that being said, women, young adults with married parents, and young adults with the secure type of attachment should be more inclined toward restrictive sexual orientation, while men, young adults with divorced parents, and young adults with the anxious type of attachment should be more inclined toward nonrestrictive sexual orientation. Taking all this into account, the purpose of this research was to examine the sociosexuality of young adults with regards to their sex, marital status of their parents, and the style of attachment to their partner. The participants, 608 of them, of which 488 women and 121 men, filled out the Sociosexual Orientation Inventory (SOI-R) (Jackson i Kirkpatrick, 2007), the Experiences in Close Relationships Inventory (Kamenov and Jelić, 2003), and a demographic survey online. Obtained results showed that men are more inclined toward nonrestrictive sexual orientation as opposed to women. No difference was found in the sociosexual orientation with regards to the parent’s marital status and child’s age at the time of the divorce. Finally, young adults with a secure type of attachment are significantly more inclined toward restrictive sociosexual orientation as opposed to young adults with maladaptive attachment styles