研究发现脚踏两只船好处多多

研究发现脚踏两只船好处多多 Monogamous relationships are considered by many to kindle commitment, trust and love.

那些珍视承诺、信任和爱的人们都会想要一份忠贞不二的感情。

But a new study had found that those in open relationships are just as happy, if not happier, than those in committed relationships.

但是一项最新研究发现，脚踏两只船的人们和只有一个伴侣的人们一样快乐（如果不比他们更快乐的话）。

Scientists say that despite the stigma, people in consensual open relationships report high levels of satisfaction and trust, as well as low levels of jealousy. 科学家们表示称，尽管这些三心二意的人名声不好，但是他们的满意度和信任度却更高，嫉妒水平也较低。

The study, conducted at the University of Michigan, analyzed different relationships among participants older than age 25.

密歇根大学的这项研究分析了25岁以上参与者之间的关系。

The sample included more than 2,100 people, with about 1,500 individuals in monogamous relationships and around 600 in committed non-monogamous relationships.

该研究样本涵盖2100多人，其中1500人处于“一夫一妻制”关系中，而另外约600人则处于开放的关系之中。

The group rated relationship components: satisfaction, commitment, trust, jealousy and passionate love, which is the intense love feeling often described in new relationships.

研究团队对组成关系的要点进行了评级，包括满意度、承诺、信任、嫉妒和激情的爱。“激情的爱（passionate love）”指的是一种强烈的爱觉，往往出现在一段新感情之初。

Researchers found no differences between monogamous and consensual open participants in terms of satisfaction and passionate love.

研究人员发现在满意度和激情的爱方面，一夫一妻制关系和开放式关系并没有什么不同。 However, levels of jealousy were lower and trust was higher among those engaged in committed open relationships.

但是，开放式关系中人们的嫉妒水平更低、信任度却更高。

The researchers also tackled the assumption that people in open relationships don’t care about each other enough to be happy in their primary relationship. 研究人员们还解决了认为开放式关系中人们虽然很满意自己第一位的关系，但是却互不关心的假设。

The team found that an individual had more satisfaction, trust, commitment and passionate love in their primary mate than in their secondary relationship. 该研究团体还发现，相比于第二位关系，人们对第一位关系伴侣的满意度、信任、承诺和激情的爱更多一些。

On the other hand, people in open relationships were significantly less satisfied and less committed to their relationship than their monogamous counterparts. 另一方面，相比于一夫一妻制的人们，开放式关系人们对他们的关系要显著不满意得多，且承诺也更少得多。

’Overall, the outcomes for monogamous and consensual non-monogamous participants were the same - indicating no net benefit of one relationship style over another,’ said lead author Dr Terri Conley, an associate professor of psychology and women’s studies at the University of Michigan.

该研究主要作者、密歇根大学心理学和女性研究副教授泰瑞·康利博士说道：“总的来说，一夫一妻制和自愿非一夫一妻制参与者的结果没什么两样——这表明谈不上哪种关系比另一种更优。”