Background. The aim of this article is an attempt to describe whether and, if so, what type of sexual activity is taken up outside of a steady relationship by women with a young child.
Material and methods. The empirical material gathered in order to research the issue was based on the study conducted among 254 women with a young child. The choice for the studied group was purposeful. The research tool was a questionnaire containing questions about women’s sexual activity.
Results. 21.8% of the studied women had a sexual activity outside of the main relationship, of which 8.2% had this activity once. In no case the motivation for undertaking such a behaviour was compulsion or violence.
Conclusions. The results are a little lower than those of other researchers, which may be explained by the fact that the studied group is more focused on care and building up the feeling of safety for the family. Still, it can be suggested that the readiness to undertake sexual activity outside of the main relationship increases even in a group which, by assumption, shows less emotional and social readiness.
Polish Sexology 2011; 9 (1): 1–10