| A review of sex differences in sexual jealousy, including self-report data, psychophysiological responses, interpersonal violence, and morbid jealousy. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 12676643 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The specific innate modular theory of jealousy hypothesizes that natural selection shaped sexual jealousy as a mechanism to prevent cuckoldry, and emotional jealousy as a mechanism to prevent resource loss. Therefore, men should be primarily jealous over a mate's sexual infidelity and women over a mate's emotional infidelity. Five lines of evidence have been offered as support: self-report responses, psychophysiological data, domestic violence (including spousal abuse and homicide), and morbid jealousy cases. This article reviews each line of evidence and finds only one hypothetical measure consistent with the hypothesis. This, however, is contradicted by a variety of other measures (including reported reactions to real infidelity). A meta-analysis of jealousy-inspired homicides, taking into account base rates for murder, found no evidence that jealousy disproportionately motivates men to kill. The findings are discussed from a social-cognitive theoretical perspective. |
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Authors:
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Christine R Harris |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Meta-Analysis; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Personality and social psychology review : an official journal of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc Volume: 7 ISSN: 1088-8683 ISO Abbreviation: Pers Soc Psychol Rev Publication Date: 2003 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2003-04-04 Completed Date: 2003-08-27 Revised Date: 2007-11-14 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9703164 Medline TA: Pers Soc Psychol Rev Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 102-28 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Center for Brain & Cognition, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0109, USA. charris@psy.ucsd.edu |
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| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Affective Symptoms
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psychology* Arousal* Domestic Violence / psychology* Extramarital Relations Female Gender Identity* Homicide / psychology Humans Jealousy* Male |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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R01-MH61626/MH/NIMH NIH HHS |
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Comment In:
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Pers Soc Psychol Rev. 2005;9(1):62-75; discussion 76-86
[PMID:
15745865
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Erratum In:
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Pers Soc Psychol Rev. 2003;7(4):400 |
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