Arch Sex Behav May 2024 PMID 38589744

Symbiosexual Attraction: An Integrated Mixed-Methods Study.

Sally W Johnston

Mentions

16
Peak: 4 in Sep 2024
across 4 sources since Apr 2024

Extended reach

55,262
potential audience

Total likes

114

Video views

34,182

Mentions per month

Apr 2024 – Oct 2025

Where it's discussed

  • X / Twitter9 posts
  • YouTube3 videos
  • Instagram3 posts
  • Bluesky1 posts

AI synopsis

What people are saying

The overall tone reveals a positive and curious attitude, as seen in posts that describe symbiosexuality as 'attraction to the energy, multidimensionality, and power shared between people,' with users eager to discuss and analyze the findings. Words like 'support,' 'need,' and expressions of wanting to have 'nerdy conversations' demonstrate active engagement and recognition of the study's potential to impact discussions on sexuality.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions recognize the validity and importance of the study, with some expressing support for its conclusions about symbiosexuality.

InterestHigh interest

The subject matter sparks curiosity, with multiple posts highlighting a desire to understand or discuss the concept further.

EngagementModerate engagement

Participants are engaging by sharing definitions, referencing the study, and expressing intentions to have in-depth conversations.

ImpactModerate impact

The discussions suggest the study could influence perceptions of sexuality and relationships, though it's still emerging and predominantly academic.

Abstract in brief

  • The study explores the phenomenon of symbiosexuality, where individuals are attracted to two or more people within a preexisting relationship, highlighting it as an understudied and undervalued aspect of sexuality.
  • Using mixed methods and secondary data from The Pleasure Study 2023, the research found that symbiosexual attraction is real, often intense and pervasive, and centered around the shared energy and dynamics between people in relationships.
  • The findings challenge traditional views of desire and sexual orientation, emphasizing the need to recognize and validate symbiosexual attraction, which faces stigma and invisibility both within the polyamorous community and wider society.]

Top posts

Most liked on X and Bluesky
William Costello
@CostelloWilliam · X

Findings support the hypothesis that people experience symbiosexual attraction, which they describe as an attraction to the energy, multidimensionality, and power shared between people in relationships. https://t.co/KKHAWygbpY

May 7, 2024 · 34 likes · 4 shares · 16,711 followers View post →
Jaime Ruíz Noé
@jaimeruiznoe · X

Para más información: https://t.co/P1hnleNpbn

Feb 23, 2025 · 3 likes · 695 followers View post →
Jaime Ruíz Noé
@jaimeruiznoe · X

El término simbiosexualidad fue acuñado por Sally Johnston en su artículo “Symbiosexual Attraction: An Integrated Mixed-Methods Study” (2024), publicado en la revista Archives of Sexual Behavior.

Feb 23, 2025 · 2 likes · 695 followers View post →
D is tired, but there is coffee
@grrlintersect.bsky.social · Bluesky

Going to need other people to read this so we can all have nerdy conversations about it. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-024-02857-x

Sep 5, 2024 · 2 likes · 2 shares View post →
D is definitely tired, maybe baking (she/her)
@grrlintersect · X

Going to need other people to read this so we can all have nerdy conversations about it. https://t.co/JnyjLL5HCW

Sep 5, 2024 · 2,179 followers View post →
Archives of Sexual Behavior
@ArchSexBehav · X

Online first in Archives of Sexual Behavior by Johnston (2024): Symbiosexual Attraction: An Integrated Mixed-Methods Study https://t.co/PkojdVzfmL @TheIASR @ZUCKERKJ

Apr 18, 2024 · 366 followers View post →

All mentions

Andrew Reaney
@muckymisfit · X

@HazelAppleyard_ It's a threat to the stability of families and therefore wider society. You should care. https://t.co/YMqwR7Sidt Symbuosexuality is described as "an attraction to the energy, multidimensionality, and power shared between people in relationships. "

Jul 13, 2025 · 59 followers View post →
Jaime Ruíz Noé
@jaimeruiznoe · X

Para más información: https://t.co/P1hnleNpbn

Feb 23, 2025 · 3 likes · 695 followers View post →
Jaime Ruíz Noé
@jaimeruiznoe · X

El término simbiosexualidad fue acuñado por Sally Johnston en su artículo “Symbiosexual Attraction: An Integrated Mixed-Methods Study” (2024), publicado en la revista Archives of Sexual Behavior.

Feb 23, 2025 · 2 likes · 695 followers View post →
D is tired, but there is coffee
@grrlintersect.bsky.social · Bluesky

Going to need other people to read this so we can all have nerdy conversations about it. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-024-02857-x

Sep 5, 2024 · 2 likes · 2 shares View post →
D is definitely tired, maybe baking (she/her)
@grrlintersect · X

Going to need other people to read this so we can all have nerdy conversations about it. https://t.co/JnyjLL5HCW

Sep 5, 2024 · 2,179 followers View post →
お茶柱/心理学のべレスク
@otea_stalk · X

“カップリング”に惹かれる? 「Symbiosexuality」について調査 他カップルなど2人以上の関係性自体に性的/恋愛的な魅力を感じる 参加者373人のうち145人が該当 34人に尋ねる クィアと非一夫一婦制のアイデンティティと相関 カップルの結束力などに惹かれる傾向がある https://t.co/aRRtQTmtPi

Sep 4, 2024 · 25 followers View post →
UNsocjial | A Directory for People Unseen
@unsocjial · X

RT @CostelloWilliam: Findings support the hypothesis that people experience symbiosexual attraction, which they describe as an attraction t…

May 7, 2024 · 4 shares · 129 followers View post →
AsterApophis
@ApophisAster · X

RT @CostelloWilliam: Findings support the hypothesis that people experience symbiosexual attraction, which they describe as an attraction t…

May 7, 2024 · 4 shares · 163 followers View post →
William Costello
@CostelloWilliam · X

Findings support the hypothesis that people experience symbiosexual attraction, which they describe as an attraction to the energy, multidimensionality, and power shared between people in relationships. https://t.co/KKHAWygbpY

May 7, 2024 · 34 likes · 4 shares · 16,711 followers View post →
Archives of Sexual Behavior
@ArchSexBehav · X

Online first in Archives of Sexual Behavior by Johnston (2024): Symbiosexual Attraction: An Integrated Mixed-Methods Study https://t.co/PkojdVzfmL @TheIASR @ZUCKERKJ

Apr 18, 2024 · 366 followers View post →
Todxs invitadxs!!! - Instagram
Instagram

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-024-02857-x #simbiosexual #simbiosexualidad #education #educacionsexual. more. View 1 comment. February 27.

Oct 10, 2025 View →
Conversando sobre género en mi alma mater - Instagram
Instagram

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-024-02857-x #simbiosexual #simbiosexualidad #education #educacionsexual. more. View 1 comment. February 27.

Sep 30, 2025 View →
Gracias ☺️ - Instagram
Instagram

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-024-02857-x #simbiosexual #simbiosexualidad #education #educacionsexual. more. View 1 comment. February 27.

Aug 5, 2025 View →