Abstract
Many researchers have studied the factors that can contribute to a loving relationship remaining stable and having a good quality for both partners. Two of the most worrying concerns that people have in regard to love relationships are the jealousy and infidelity. The purpose of this study was to verify whether there is relationship between these two phenomena. In this study, 45 heterosexual couples with an average age of 24.6 years participated, who were recruited through an ad placed on the site of a public university located in the city of Sao Paulo. To assess the degrees of jealousy of the participants, “Escala de ciume romantico—ECR” was used. To evaluate the infidelity of the participants, the “Inventario de comportamentos relacionados a infidelidade” created specifically for this work was used. The results indicated that: 1) though it was so low, the jealousy is an agent of self-fulfilling prophecy for infidelity (r = 0.25, 90 df, p < 0.05); and 2) there is an association for the infidelity of each partner related to the infidelity of the other partner (r = 0.36, df 45, p < 0.05). These results indicate, therefore, that there is a direct relationship between the jealousy and infidelity.
Highlights
IntroductionJealousy may be understood as a reaction to a threat coming from a rival to an important relationship (real or imaginary) (Costa, 2005; Kebleris & Carvalho, 2006; Kingham & Gordon, 2004)
Jealousy may be understood as a reaction to a threat coming from a rival to an important relationship (Costa, 2005; Kebleris & Carvalho, 2006; Kingham & Gordon, 2004)
The goals of this research were: 1) to verify if there is an association between the jealousy degrees of the partners; 2) to verify if there was an association between jealousy and partner infidelity; 3) to verify if jealousy could act as an agent of the self-fulfilling prophecy for infidelity; 4) to identify if the infidelity of one of the partners is related to the infidelity of the other partner, both participants in this research
Summary
Jealousy may be understood as a reaction to a threat coming from a rival to an important relationship (real or imaginary) (Costa, 2005; Kebleris & Carvalho, 2006; Kingham & Gordon, 2004). How to cite this paper: de Almeida, T., & Schlösser, A. Schlösser ousy is part of a loving relationship. According to Almeida (2007), jealousy can be dispositional and situational. The first occurs when both partners are exposed to similar situations and both feel jealousy in different intensities. The fact that your girlfriend/boyfriend/partner still keeps in touch with his/her ex may be the trigger for one to terminate the relationship; while to another person, it may only trigger a light feeling of jealousy, which he/she is able to deal with in a peaceful way. Situational jealousy is the feeling that allows a person to experience different intensities of jealousy in distinct situations
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