Abstract
This correlation study aimed to determine the association between the level of self-esteem and romantic jealousy among selected undergraduate university students from Metro Manila, Philippines. The researchers conducted an online survey with the use of self-administered questionnaires. Purposive non-probability sampling was used to identify the 40 respondents for this study. to gather respondents. Descriptive and inferential statistics. Majority of the respondents were females (23 out of 40) and in their early stage of relationship (1-4 months). Results show that the respondents have a moderate level of self-esteem (median of 3) and high level of romantic jealousy (median of 5). A statistically significant inverse correlation was found between their level of self-esteem and romantic jealousy (r =-0.185, p<.05). The result suggests that the higher their level of self-esteem, the lower the romantic jealousy, i.e. romantic jealousy has no space if one is confident in one's romantic relationship.
Highlights
Self-esteem plays a lead role in influencing the activities individuals involve themselves in and the satisfaction they get from being involved
Research Design and Sampling This correlation study aimed to determine the association between the level of self-esteem and romantic jealousy among selected undergraduate university students from Metro Manila, Philippines
This study covered undergraduate university students from Metro Manila who were in exclusive romantic relationships, meaning that respondents were emotionally intimate with their partners and were not pursuing thirdparty individuals
Summary
Self-esteem plays a lead role in influencing the activities individuals involve themselves in and the satisfaction they get from being involved. The researcher found that respect gained from their environments played a vital role in the teachers' self-esteem. This would mean that as the teachers gain more respect, their self-esteem increases, increasing their job satisfaction. Another of the many things the level of selfesteem has proven to affect is the satisfaction individuals feel in romantic relationships. According to Erol and Orth (2016), each romantic partner's level of self-esteem influences the relationship satisfaction they perceive. Likewise, when there is a change in a partner's level of
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