Sexual jealousy in young women and men

Aggressive responsiveness to partner and rival

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11106969
AutoresLuci Paul (Temple University, autor de correspondencia), Mark A Foss (Temple University), Jianna Galloway (Temple University)
Año1993
Volumen19
Número6
Páginas401-420
Fecha de publicación1993-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAggressive Behavior (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0096-140X • E-ISSN: 1098-2337
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/1098-2337(1993)19:6<401::aid-ab2480190602>3.0.co;2-s
OpenAlexW2083255271
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas13
Referencias citadas24

Two studies compared judgments about aggressive components of jealous reactions to the partner and to the rival, specifically, emotional (anger), cognitive (blame), and behavioral components. The first study randomly assigned 172 young women and men to two questionnaires on jealous reactions to mild (flirting) and serious (cheating) transgressions. One questionnaire assessed standards for appropriate behavior and perceptions of how people usually react. The second questionnaire asked people to report how they had reacted or, if not experienced with a sexual transgression, how they would react. The second study asked 113 people to imagine a situation in which they knew their partner had been sexually unfaithful. There were three major findings that were interpreted in the context of courtship, a time when attention is focused on the qualities of one's potential long-term partner. First, the jealous individual's anger and blame were focused more on the partner than the rival. Second, mean anger and blame scores given the partner were well matched. In contrast, the rival received more anger and blame than deemed appropriate and considerably more anger than blame. These data suggest that, in the context of courtship, a rival is not simply a competitor. Third, men were more inclined to think about aggressive action against the rival but women were more emotionally and behaviorally reactive to the rival. The latter result implies that, in the context of competition for an established romantic partner, a rival is more salient for women than for men. © 1993 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

Anger · Blame · Context (archaeology) · Courtship · Developmental psychology · Jealousy · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology