Gender Differences in the Jealousy-Evoking Effect of Rival Characteristics: A Study in Spain and Argentina

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作者
Buunk, Abraham P. [1 ,2 ]
Castro Solano, Alejandro [3 ,4 ]
Zurriaga, Rosario [5 ]
Gonzalez, Pilar [5 ]
机构
[1] Univ Groningen, Dept Social & Org Psychol, NL-9712 TS Groningen, Netherlands
[2] Royal Netherlands Acad Arts & Sci, Amsterdam, Netherlands
[3] Univ Palermo, Dept Psychol, Buenos Aires, DF, Argentina
[4] Consejo Nacl Invest Cient & Tecn, Rivadavia, Buenos Aires, Argentina
[5] Univ Valencia, Dept Social Psychol, Valencia, Spain
关键词
Jealousy; social comparison orientation; gender differences; cultural differences; rival characteristics; SEX-DIFFERENCES; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY; ROMANTIC JEALOUSY; SELF; EMOTIONS; INDIVIDUALISM; INFIDELITY; COLLECTIVISM; PREFERENCES;
D O I
10.1177/0022022111403664
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
This study examines gender differences in the jealousy-evoking nature of rival characteristics in two Spanish-speaking countries (Argentina and Spain). A total of 388 Spanish students and 444 Argentinean students participated in the study. First, the cross-cultural validity of a Dutch scale containing 56 rival characteristics was examined. A factor analysis distinguished four dimensions (i.e., social power and dominance, physical attractiveness, physical dominance, and social-communal attributes). After the analysis, the final scale contained in total 24 items. Results showed that in Argentina and Spain combined, men experienced more jealousy than women when their rival was more physically dominant. In contrast, women experienced more jealousy than men when their rival was more physically attractive, had more social-communal attributes, and had more social power and dominance. In both genders, social-communal attributes was the most jealousy-evoking characteristic, followed by physical attractiveness in women and by social power and dominance in men. In addition, in Argentinean participants but not in Spanish participants, those high in social comparison orientation found the rival characteristics more jealousy evoking. These results provide strong support for the evolutionary hypothesis of gender differences in the rival characteristics that may evoke jealousy. Small size effect differences were found between the two countries and only regarding social-communal attributes.
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页码:323 / 339
页数:17
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