Development of a Dualistic Model of Sexual Passion: Investigating Determinants and Consequences

Understanding extradyadic sex and its underlying motives through a dualistic model of sexual passion

“…The objective of the present research was to investigate the role of sexual passion in extradyadic sex involvement and the hypothetical motives underlying this engagement. Replicating past findings (Philippe et al, 2017, 2019), results revealed that both OSP and HSP were positively associated with sexual passion criteria. However, they also showed different associations with extradyadic sex.…”

“…Both types of sexual passion are characterized by the passion criteria of loving, valuing, and frequently engaging in sexual activities. Also, both types of passion have been positively associated with solitary and dyadic sexual desire (Philippe et al, 2019) and with an unrestricted sociosexual orientation (Philippe et al, 2017), thus suggesting that they both reflect a high inclination toward sexuality. However, each type of passion is the result of distinct cognitive internalizations of sexuality in identity and each has therefore distinct consequences.…”

“…Drawing from the Dualistic Passion scale for activities (Vallerand, 2015), a scale assessing both forms of sexual passion has been developed and confirmatory factor analyses have supported a two-factor model of sexual passion (Philippe et al, 2017). Moreover, such a dualistic conceptualization of sexual passion has been shown to be distinct from many other existing potentially related constructs, such as attachment, romantic or relational passion, sexual satisfaction, sexual desire (solo or dyadic), sexual compulsivity, relationship quality, sociosexuality, personal self-control, and psychological distress (Philippe et al, 2017, 2019).…”

“…Conversely, in OSP, sexuality is more likely to conflict with other self-aspects (Philippe et al, 2017, 2019) and ongoing goals (Young et al, 2015). As such, OSP has been found to be either negatively related or unrelated to relationship quality and couple adjustment (Philippe et al, 2017, 2019).…”

“…Conversely, in OSP, sexuality is more likely to conflict with other self-aspects (Philippe et al, 2017, 2019) and ongoing goals (Young et al, 2015). As such, OSP has been found to be either negatively related or unrelated to relationship quality and couple adjustment (Philippe et al, 2017, 2019). It has also been positively associated with attentiveness to alternatives (Philippe et al, 2017, 2019) and found to prospectively predict relationship dissolution (Philippe et al, 2017).…”