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Sex differences in jealousy in response to infidelity: Evaluation of demographic moderators in a national random sample

Sex differences in jealousy in response to infidelity: Evaluation of demographic moderators in a national random sample
Sex differences in jealousy in response to infidelity: Evaluation of demographic moderators in a national random sample

Studies examining sex differences in jealousy have often relied on student samples and were restricted to the evaluation of a selected few moderators. In this study, a nationally representative survey of American households was presented with either an actual or a hypothetical infidelity scenario (which appeared as either a forced choice or as continuous measures). Significant sex differences only emerged for forced choice measures and not for continuous measures. Importantly, this effect appeared most strongly in participants reporting reactions to an actual infidelity. We also explored a number of potential moderators of this effect. These moderators were more influential for the hypothetical than for the actual infidelity scenario. Exploratory analysis of additional demographic variables was conducted.

Infidelity, Jealousy, Moderators, Sex differences
0191-8869
47-51
Zengel, Bettina
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Edlund, John E.
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Sagarin, Brad J.
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Zengel, Bettina
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Edlund, John E.
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Sagarin, Brad J.
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Zengel, Bettina, Edlund, John E. and Sagarin, Brad J. (2013) Sex differences in jealousy in response to infidelity: Evaluation of demographic moderators in a national random sample. Personality and Individual Differences, 54 (1), 47-51. (doi:10.1016/j.paid.2012.08.001).

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Abstract

Studies examining sex differences in jealousy have often relied on student samples and were restricted to the evaluation of a selected few moderators. In this study, a nationally representative survey of American households was presented with either an actual or a hypothetical infidelity scenario (which appeared as either a forced choice or as continuous measures). Significant sex differences only emerged for forced choice measures and not for continuous measures. Importantly, this effect appeared most strongly in participants reporting reactions to an actual infidelity. We also explored a number of potential moderators of this effect. These moderators were more influential for the hypothetical than for the actual infidelity scenario. Exploratory analysis of additional demographic variables was conducted.

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Accepted/In Press date: 11 August 2012
e-pub ahead of print date: 8 September 2012
Published date: January 2013
Keywords: Infidelity, Jealousy, Moderators, Sex differences

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Local EPrints ID: 413076
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/413076
ISSN: 0191-8869
PURE UUID: 628d0bcb-11b8-423b-bd3f-356daadb282a
ORCID for Bettina Zengel: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0871-3158

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Last modified: 05 Jun 2024 17:44

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Author: Bettina Zengel ORCID iD
Author: John E. Edlund
Author: Brad J. Sagarin

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