Sociosexual orientation  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search  Sociosexual orientation (or
sociosexuality) is the individual difference in the willingness
to engage in sexual activity outside of a committed
relationship. Individuals with a more restricted sociosexual
orientation are less willing to engage in casual sex; they
prefer greater love, commitment and emotional closeness before
having sex with romantic partners. Individuals who have a more
unrestricted sociosexual orientation are more willing to have
casual sex and are more comfortable engaging in sex without
love, commitment or closeness.[1]   The revised Sociosexual
Orientation Inventory (SOI-R) was designed to measure
sociosexuality, with high SOI scores corresponding to an
unrestricted orientation and low SOI scores denoting a more
restricted orientation. The SOI-R also allows for the separate
assessment of three facets of sociosexuality: behavior, attitude
and desire.[2]  Gender differences and sexual orientation[edi