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Psychology 2019
July 31-August 01, 2019
Journal of Clinical Psychology and Cognitive Science
July 31-August 01, 2019 | Amsterdam, Netherlands
PSYCHOLOGY AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE
22
nd
World Congress on
Unrestricted sexual behavior in modern Russian society: Personality disorders and
cultural pathology
Konina M.A
MSUPE, Russia
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nrestricted sexual behavior (promiscuity) is a phenomenon of modern Russian culture and one of the characteristics of
personality pathology. There were two samples in the study.
Sample 1
: 492 people (235 men and 237 women) were surveyed anonymously through the website, specifically created for this
study. Methods: revised Sociosexual Orientation Inventory (SOI-R), the scale of dysfunctional beliefs with BPD (PBQ-BPD).
Conclusions: The SOI-R method, first used in Russian sample, fully confirmed its traditional structure. Unrestricted sexual
behavior is widespread in modern Russian society: 24% of the sample had more than three partners per year, 17,5% had more
than 10 "one night stand" partners, 50% agreed with the statement that "sex without love is fine." The analysis showed that
16,7% of the sample show promiscuous behavior (5 or more sexual partners per year), which is close to the level of European
countries. There is a progressive growth of all indicators of unrestricted sexuality (behavior, attitude, desire) from age group
18-25, to age group 26-35, to age group 36-41 and to age group 41-52 - unrestricted sexual strategies become confidently fixed
with age. Contrary to initial expectations, it was found that the percentage of persons with BPD among people that meet the
criteria for unrestricted sexual behavior does not exceed the general population (2%). It can indicate the leading role of cultural
trends in the phenomenon of unrestricted sexual behavior as a trend to normalize it. It was found that two factors characterizing
BPD — dependency factor (reflecting fears of abandonment and helplessness) and protection factor (reflecting the tendency to
impulsivity) — are connected in opposite ways with different factors of unrestricted sexual behavior: expressed dependence
reduces promiscuity and expressed impulsivity increases it.
Sample 2
: 50 men with profiles on a dating website. Methods: revised Sociosexual Orientation Inventory (SOI-R), short version
of the Personality Beliefs Questionnaire (PBQ-SF), Symptom Checklist-90 Revised (SCL-90-R). Conclusions: beliefs that
promiscuity is accepted are linked to the beliefs specific to dependent, obsessive-compulsive, antisocial, schizoid and paranoid
personality disorders. Promiscuity is related to hostility and distrust to people, first of all, to intimate partners.
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