JealDiss

Jealousy vs. envy

Factors related to increased jealousy:

Insecure attachment

Depression

External locus of control

Anxiety

Dogmatism

Emotional dependency

Factors related to increased jealousy:

Whether either one has had or thought about an affair

Less attractive other

Ways to reduce jealousy:

realize it doesn’t indicate love

reduce connection between other and self-esteem

reduce irrational beliefs

improve communication

increase equity

Gender differences in jealousy

Exit, voice, loyalty, neglect

Factors related to breaking up:

marrying younger

less education

lower SES

parents divorced

not knowing each other long before marriage

personality--defensive, masculine, achievement motivation, competitiveness,

sex before marriage

Factors related to breaking up: (personality)

defensiveness

masculinity

achievement motivation

competitiveness

individualism

ambition

extraversion and need for orderliness (men)

Factors relating to breaking up:

dissimilarity (age, ethnic, religion, personality, marital expectations)

failure to engage in conflict

low self-disclosure (esp. of feelings)

one partner always giving in

traditional marital roles

disagreement about martial roles