Investigating the emergence of sex differences in jealousy responses in a large community sample from an evolutionary perspective

Abstract Sex differences in jealousy responses to sexual and emotional infidelity are robust in samples of heterosexual adults, especially in more gender egalitarian nations. However, investigations of when and how these differences develop have been scant. We applied two forced choice infidelity sc...

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Autores principales:	Per Helge H. Larsen, Mons Bendixen, Trond Viggo Grøntvedt, Andrea M. Kessler, Leif Edward Ottesen Kennair
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:bcf72df127fd4f3296a5be8d932ec63b2021-12-02T11:45:04ZInvestigating the emergence of sex differences in jealousy responses in a large community sample from an evolutionary perspective10.1038/s41598-021-85997-72045-2322https://doaj.org/article/bcf72df127fd4f3296a5be8d932ec63b2021-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85997-7https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Sex differences in jealousy responses to sexual and emotional infidelity are robust in samples of heterosexual adults, especially in more gender egalitarian nations. However, investigations of when and how these differences develop have been scant. We applied two forced choice infidelity scenarios in a large community sample of high school students (age 16–19, N = 1266). In line with previous findings on adults using the forced choice paradigm, adolescent males found the sexual aspect of imagined infidelity more distressing than adolescent females did. Nevertheless, there was no effect of age on the jealousy responses, and age did not moderate the sex difference. There were neither any effects of three covariates (having had first sexual intercourse, being in a committed romantic relationship, and sociosexuality), neither as markers of pubertal maturation nor as psychosocial environmental stimuli. Future research needs to investigate even younger samples in order to specify at what age the sex difference in jealousy responses emerges.Per Helge H. LarsenMons BendixenTrond Viggo GrøntvedtAndrea M. KesslerLeif Edward Ottesen KennairNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Per Helge H. Larsen Mons Bendixen Trond Viggo Grøntvedt Andrea M. Kessler Leif Edward Ottesen Kennair Investigating the emergence of sex differences in jealousy responses in a large community sample from an evolutionary perspective
description	Abstract Sex differences in jealousy responses to sexual and emotional infidelity are robust in samples of heterosexual adults, especially in more gender egalitarian nations. However, investigations of when and how these differences develop have been scant. We applied two forced choice infidelity scenarios in a large community sample of high school students (age 16–19, N = 1266). In line with previous findings on adults using the forced choice paradigm, adolescent males found the sexual aspect of imagined infidelity more distressing than adolescent females did. Nevertheless, there was no effect of age on the jealousy responses, and age did not moderate the sex difference. There were neither any effects of three covariates (having had first sexual intercourse, being in a committed romantic relationship, and sociosexuality), neither as markers of pubertal maturation nor as psychosocial environmental stimuli. Future research needs to investigate even younger samples in order to specify at what age the sex difference in jealousy responses emerges.
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author	Per Helge H. Larsen Mons Bendixen Trond Viggo Grøntvedt Andrea M. Kessler Leif Edward Ottesen Kennair
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title	Investigating the emergence of sex differences in jealousy responses in a large community sample from an evolutionary perspective
title_short	Investigating the emergence of sex differences in jealousy responses in a large community sample from an evolutionary perspective
title_full	Investigating the emergence of sex differences in jealousy responses in a large community sample from an evolutionary perspective
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Investigating the emergence of sex differences in jealousy responses in a large community sample from an evolutionary perspective

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