@article {156634, title = {Factors Associated with Jealousy Over Real and Imagined Infidelity: an Examination of the Social-Cognitive and Evolutionary Psychology Perspectives}, journal = {Psychology of Women Quarterly}, volume = {27}, number = {4}, year = {2003}, pages = {319-329}, publisher = {Blackwell Publishing, Inc.}, abstract = {

Three hundred fifty-eight undergraduates completed anonymous questionnaires regarding jealousy over a mate{\textquoteright}s infidelity. More men than women predicted that sexual infidelity would be worse than emotional infidelity when given the forced-choice hypothetical measures used in previous work. When some of the implications of hypothetical infidelity were controlled, the gender difference disappeared. One hundred twenty-seven participants reported having actual experience with a mate{\textquoteright}s infidelity. The two genders did not differ in degree of focus on the sexual versus emotional aspects of a mate{\textquoteright}s real betrayal. Sexual jealousy was correlated with having a greater number of sexual relationships and, for men but not women, with placing higher importance on sex in dating relationships. The results are discussed from a social-cognitive perspective.

}, isbn = {1471-6402}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1471-6402.00112}, author = {Harris, C.R.} }