TY - JOUR
T1 - Individual Differences in Preventive Jealousy Determine Men's Jealousy after Subliminal Exposure to Rivals Wearing High- or Low-Status Clothes
AU - Massar, Karlijn
AU - Buunk, Abraham (Bram) P.
PY - 2016/2
Y1 - 2016/2
N2 - This study investigated sex differences in jealousy after subliminal exposure to rivals wearing high-status or low-status clothes. It was expected that individual differences in preventive jealousy would moderate the relationship between a rival's characteristics and jealousy. Participants (Men: n=54, M age=21.6yr., SD=3.5; women: n=71, M age=20.7yr., SD=1.9) completed a parafoveal subliminal priming paradigm as well as questionnaires about jealousy and preventive jealousy. As predicted, women were not affected by their rival's status, but women high in preventive jealousy reported more jealousy than women low in preventive jealousy. However, whereas men low in preventive jealousy reported equal amounts of jealousy after exposure to a high-status and a low-status rival, surprisingly, and contrary to the expectations, men high in preventive jealousy reported most jealousy after exposure to a low-status rival. To explain these unexpected results, threats to self-esteem were discussed.
AB - This study investigated sex differences in jealousy after subliminal exposure to rivals wearing high-status or low-status clothes. It was expected that individual differences in preventive jealousy would moderate the relationship between a rival's characteristics and jealousy. Participants (Men: n=54, M age=21.6yr., SD=3.5; women: n=71, M age=20.7yr., SD=1.9) completed a parafoveal subliminal priming paradigm as well as questionnaires about jealousy and preventive jealousy. As predicted, women were not affected by their rival's status, but women high in preventive jealousy reported more jealousy than women low in preventive jealousy. However, whereas men low in preventive jealousy reported equal amounts of jealousy after exposure to a high-status and a low-status rival, surprisingly, and contrary to the expectations, men high in preventive jealousy reported most jealousy after exposure to a low-status rival. To explain these unexpected results, threats to self-esteem were discussed.
KW - jealousy
KW - status
KW - preventive jealousy
KW - subliminal priming
KW - sex differences
U2 - 10.1177/0033294115625572
DO - 10.1177/0033294115625572
M3 - Article
C2 - 29693522
SN - 0033-2941
VL - 118
SP - 219
EP - 235
JO - Psychological Reports
JF - Psychological Reports
IS - 1
ER -