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Friendship jealousy

One tool for maintaining friendships in the face of third-party threats

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ID6199525
AuthorsJaimie Arona Krems (0000-0002-2590-2241, Oklahoma State University, corresponding author), Keelah E G Williams (0000-0002-1429-2038), A Aktipis (0000-0002-7128-670X, Arizona State University), Douglas T Kenrick (0000-0001-8906-2758, Arizona State University)
Year2021
Volume120
Issue4
Pages977-1012
Publication date2021-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/pspi0000311
PMID32772531
OpenAlexW3048749866
LanguageEN
Citations received29
References cited107

2,918) using hypothetical scenarios, recalled real-world events, and manipulation of online emotional experiences-whether friendship jealousy possesses the features of a tool well-designed to help us retain friends in the face of third-party threats. Consistent with our proposition, findings suggest that friendship jealousy is (a) uniquely evoked by third-party threats to friendships (but not the prospective loss of the friendship alone), (b) sensitive to the value of the threatened friendship, (c) strongly calibrated to cues that one is being replaced, even over more intuitive cues (e.g., the amount of time a friend and interloper spend together), and (d) ultimately motivates behavior aimed at countering third-party threats to friendship ("friend guarding"). Even as friendship jealousy may be negative to experience, it may include features designed for beneficial-and arguably prosocial-ends: to help maintain friendships. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)

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