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Sex differences in jealousy: Evolutionary mechanism or artifact of measurement?
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Two studies are presented that challenge the evidentiary basis for the existence of evolved sex differences in jealousy. In opposition to the evolutionary view, Study I demonstrated that a sex difference in jealousy resulting from sexual versus emotional infidelity is observed only when judgments are recorded using a forced-choice response format. On all other measures, no sex differences were found; both men and women reported greater jealousy in response to sexual infidelity. A second study revealed that the sex difference on the forced-choice measure disappeared under conditions of cognitive constraint. These findings suggest that the sex difference used to support the evolutionary view of jealousy (e.g., D. M. Buss, R. Larsen, D. Westen, & J. Semmelroth, 1992; D. M. Buss et al., 1999) likely represents a measurement artifact resulting from a format-induced effortful decision strategy and not an automatic, sex-specific response shaped by evolution.
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- Authors
- DeSteno, D., Bartlett, M. Y., Braverman, J., & Salovey, P.
- Affiliations
- Northeastern University (US)
- Yale University (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
- Published
- 2002-11
- Volume
- 83
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 1103-1116
- ISSN
- 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1315
- OpenAlex
- W2135727864
- Cited by
- 286
- References
- 68
- Citations by year
- 2025: 4 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 24 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 17 · 2014: 18 · 2013: 18 · 2012: 11
- FWCI
- 13.44
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Emotions and Moral Behavior
- Keywords
- jealousy, sex differences, evolutionary psychology, sexual infidelity, emotional infidelity, measurement artifacts, response format effects
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Affect, Attitude, Biological Evolution, Extramarital Relations, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Jealousy, Male, Random Allocation, Sexual Behavior, Sex Factors
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