The multidimensional jealousy scale (MJS) is among the most internationally used instruments for the assessment of jealousy in its three dimensions: cognitive, emotional, and behavioral. This study ...aimed to replicate the Italian validation process of the shortened MJS in order to confirm its psychometric properties and measurement invariance across gender.
Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were conducted in a large sample of adults (
= 2,928). To reliably estimate mean differences across gender, the measurement invariance of the scale was first established by means of CFA. Convergent validity was than tested by administrating the tool to a convenient sample (
= 304).
A 15-item version of the Italian MJS was retained in its three-factor structure. The tool showed good fit with both the CFA (χ
= 211.827, CFI = 0.969, TLI = 0.959, RMSEA = 0.047, RMSEA 90% CI = 0.039-0.055) and the results confirmed the strong measurement invariance of the MJS across gender. The internal consistency measures were found to be fully satisfactory. Predictive associations with constructs such as avoidance and anxiety referred to attachment in relationships (ECR-R), obsessive jealousy, depressive jealousy, jealousy associated with separation anxiety, paranoid jealousy (QUEGE), and basic self-esteem (BSE) were confirmed.
The MJS is particularly apt to collect information quickly and efficiently about jealousy in a current relationship. The multidimensional and brief structure makes it particularly suitable for preliminary screening, couple therapy assessment, and research purposes.
Romantic jealousy is a multidimensional response to a perceived threat to one’s relationship or self-esteem and the specific emotions experienced in the process are complex and interrelated, ...affecting one another. Many researchers focus on jealousy-related sex differences, however there are few studies exploring gender-specific jealousy. The current study investigated whether individuals representing various types of biological sex and psychological gender differ in their experience and expression of romantic jealousy. The study involved 367 subjects (213 women, 154 men) ranging in age from 18 to 40 years. The assessments were carried out using the Psychological Gender Inventory based on gender schema theory, proposed by Bem, and the author’s own Questionnaire on the Emotion of Romantic Jealousy. The results of MANOVA showed associations between romantic jealousy and both biological sex and psychological gender, however efforts to save the relationship appear to be the only gender-differentiated response to jealousy. Those with a high level of feminine traits are more likely to take action to preserve their relationships. Overall negative emotions elicited by a partner’s infidelity are stronger in women and in feminine individuals. The results confirm it is necessary to take psychological gender into account in research focusing on jealousy. The findings, however, do not support claims suggesting that men and masculine individuals tend to respond with stronger aggression to a partner’s infidelity, as proposed in the literature.
Highlights
Research shows that jealousy is associated with both biological sex and psychological gender, and these links are related to the general level of jealousy, intensity of emotions experienced in connection to jealousy and expression of jealousy.
Although many researchers investigate between-sex differences in jealousy, few studies take into account psychological gender in this context.
The author decided to develop her own jealousy questionnaire designed to assess individual emotions, thoughts and behaviours occurring in the context of jealousy, which would be specific to Polish people.
The study shows that both biological sex and psychological gender are associated with romantic jealousy.
ABSTRACT This article investigates the working life of Taiwanese TV screenwriters who have commuted across the Taiwan Strait since the 2010s to supplement previous research on Taiwanese creative ...workers in China. My analysis is divided into three parts: (1) the screenwriters’ work structure and problems; (2) how their self-enterprising ethos pushes them to adhere to the Chinese state-market regime; and (3) the competitions in the screenwriting field, their solutions to the problems, and their attitudes toward building collective solidarity to empower themselves. This article argues that the Taiwanese screenwriters working across the Taiwan Strait have three common features: self-enterprising, self-censorship, and self-interests. Their competition has resulted in internal rivalry, jealousy, and personal attacks. So far, their resolutions to problems are individually based, and they do not change the structural relations that the screenwriters collectively face.
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Jealousy – 100 words Rathbone, Gillian
British journal of psychiatry,
04/2014, Volume:
204, Issue:
4
Journal Article
Background:
Romantic jealousy is a complex construct composed of several dimensions. Given the multidimensional nature of romantic jealousy, it would be useful to have a measurement scale that would ...take into account its several components.
Objective:
The aims of the present study were to provide the Italian adaptation of the Short Form of the Multidimensional Jealousy Scale (SF-MJS - Elphinson, Feeney & Noller, 2011) verifying its factorial structure, reliability, and predictive validity. Finally, gender differences in the tree main dimensions of romantic jealousy- cognitive, emotional and behavioral- were explored.
Method:
361 participants (168 males and 193 females), aged 20 to 40 (M = 26.50; SD = 4.99) were recruited. A confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) was performed to test the multidimensional structure of the scale. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was used to verify the reliability. The predictive validity was assessed examining associations between different dimensions of the romantic jealousy and insecure romantic attachment. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was implemented in order to verify gender differences.
Results:
Confirmatory factor analyses verified the three-factor structure, supporting the presence of these distinct latent constructs, assessing cognitive, emotional and behavioral components of romantic jealousy. The internal consistency coefficients were satisfactory for all the three factors of the scale, and ranged from .80 to .85. Consistent evidence supported the predictive validity of the ISF-MJS. Significant gender differences were registered.
Conclusion:
The ISF-MJS constitutes a reliable instrument for measuring romantic jealousy in the Italian context. Limitations, strengths, and further development of the present study are discussed.
Romantic jealousy describes a feeling when individuals
suspect losing their romantic partner to a potential rival. Social media has a
high potential to trigger romantic jealousy as it offers almost ...unlimited
opportunities to build social relationships. Thus, it is unsurprising that many
studies are now examining social media-induced jealousy (SoMJ). However,
there has been a lack of standardized instruments that can capture SoMJ
independently of a specific social media platform. In the present two studies,
we developed the 9-item Digital Jealousy Scale (DJS) in German and English and
examined its psychometric properties using three heterogeneous samples from
Germany and the United Kingdom. The postulated one-factor structure fitted the
data very well. Additionally, construct validity was established by showing the
expected correlations between the DJS and personality variables such as other
jealousy measures, attachment dimensions, self-esteem, and the Big Five
dimensions. The DJS is thus a valuable instrument to assess SoMJ.
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Background: Jealousy in a romantic relationship contributes to other factors that could either sustain or destroy that relationship. There has been an increasing trend in the rate of broken ...relationships, marriage, and courtships, which is contrary to historical and cultural antecedents in a multicultural environment like Nigeria. This study was conducted with the aim to assess the patterns and demographic determinants of romantic jealousy among adults Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on a purposefully selected sample of 229 people aged 24 and 63 years living in Delta State, Nigeria. The participants responded to the Multidimensional (Romantic) Jealousy Scale (MJS) short form in February 2022. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the sociodemographic variables and inferential statistics (t-test for independent samples, and one-way ANOVA) were used to determine bivariate and multivariate associations. Results: Gender differences were observed in the prevalence of the various forms of romantic jealousy. The prevalence of cognitive romantic jealousy in men was 81.7% while it was 76.8% in women t (227) = -2.14; P < 0.05). The prevalence emotional jealousy among men and women was, respectively, 79.8% and 82.4% t (227) = -0.10, P > 0.05. Moreover, the prevalence of behavioural jealousy among men and women was, respectively, 87.5% and 88% t (227) = - 2.94, P < 0.01. Conclusion: This study demonstrated a high prevalence of romantic jealousy among adults in Delta state, Nigeria, with significant gender variation in the cognitive and behavioural domains. Further studies and larger cohorts are required to assess the impact of personality and culture on romantic jealousy.
Jealousy and Envy are essential part of human emotions and behavior. In today’s fast-moving world where everyone is in rush to cut-throat competition, it is more important to discuss these emotions ...than ever before. Jealousy and envy somewhere connected. Jealousy is a practice to defend something that is owned and threatened whereas envy is a tendency to obtain something that does not own by one. Jealousy and envy develop naturally and also test their character by the response they give due to emotional burnout. Sometimes these situations broke and turn healthy competition into a rivalry at cost of long-standing personal relationships. Jealousy and envy include compound emotional experiences during the exercises to acquire or not lose something desirable. The impact of envy and jealousy is not assessed in academia and research area moreover it is important to understand that envy is often hidden in the classroom context, but it must still be discussed.
Background: Romantic jealousy is a complex construct composed of several dimensions. Given the multidimensional nature of romantic jealousy, it would be useful to have a measurement scale that would ...take into account its several components. The main issue of the present study is the multidimensional jealousy scale a suitable scale for measuring romantic jealousy in the Iranian sample? Aims: This study aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the multidimensional jealousy scale. Method: The present study, in terms of basic-applied purpose, is a questionnaire in terms of the type of survey data collection and in terms of methodology, is one of the experimental studies that has been done in the form of a correlational research. It had a population consisting of all university students studying at Shiraz University in the academic year of 2019-2020. The present study sample, based on Cochran's formula, consisted of 376 participants, and due to the possibility of invalid questionnaires, 428 students were selected by the snowball sampling method. The participants completed the Pfeiffer and Wong Multidimensional Jealousy Scale (1989). To substantiate the entire questionnaire reliability and the pertaining parameters, Cronbach’s alpha was computed. Results: The results of the multidimensional jealousy scale along with its three dimensions (cognitive, emotional and behavioral) have a good reliability (Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.83 - 0.94). As well as, for vitality and component of multidimensional jealousy scale. Conclusions: The Persian version of the multidimensional jealousy scale is a good tool for evaluating romantic jealousy in three dimensions (cognitive, emotional and behavioral) in Iranian population.
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