Sex differences in jealousy

Evolutionary mechanism or artifact of measurement

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6203387
AutoresDavid Desteno (0000-0003-0371-5936, Northeastern University), Monica Y Bartlett (0000-0002-9686-3411, Northeastern University), Julia Braverman (0000-0003-3024-9547, Northeastern University), Peter Salovey (Yale University)
Año2002
Volumen83
Número5
Páginas1103-1116
Fecha de publicación2002-11-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315
EditorialAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/0022-3514.83.5.1103
PMID12416915
OpenAlexW2135727864
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas66
Referencias citadas41

Two studies are presented that challenge the evidentiary basis for the existence of evolved sex differences in jealousy. In opposition to the evolutionary view, Study I demonstrated that a sex difference in jealousy resulting from sexual versus emotional infidelity is observed only when judgments are recorded using a forced-choice response format. On all other measures, no sex differences were found; both men and women reported greater jealousy in response to sexual infidelity. A second study revealed that the sex difference on the forced-choice measure disappeared under conditions of cognitive constraint. These findings suggest that the sex difference used to support the evolutionary view of jealousy (e.g., D. M. Buss, R. Larsen, D. Westen, & J. Semmelroth, 1992; D. M. Buss et al., 1999) likely represents a measurement artifact resulting from a format-induced effortful decision strategy and not an automatic, sex-specific response shaped by evolution

Artifact (error) · Cognition · Developmental psychology · Evolutionary psychology · Jealousy · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Psychology · Social Psychology