Ambiguity tolerance and desire to practice or actual involvement in various types of consensual non-monogamy.

Several studies have recently focused on personality traits associated with consensual non-monogamy (CNM). Ambiguity tolerance may be one of such traits, however there is a lack of research in this area. The survey was conducted on a group of 355 participants (188 women, 147 men and 20 persons who reported ‘other gender’) aged 18 to 60 years (<italic>M</italic> = 29.56, <italic>SD</italic> = 8.52). At the time of the study, 127 participants had experience in practicing CNM, 87 expressed a desire to practice CNM, and 141 did not desire to form a CNM relationship. The MSTAT-II was used to measure ambiguity tolerance. The current findings suggest that individuals with experience in CNM and those who desire to engage in CNM are less stressed by ambiguous (i.e. new, complex and unfamiliar) situations. Individuals with experience in open relationships and swinging are more comfortable with ambiguous situations compared to those with experience in polyamory. However, individuals with a desire to get involved in open relationships and swinging are less comfortable with ambiguous situations compared to those with a desire to get involved in polyamory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]