The Effects of Attachment Styles and Sex Differences on Romantic Jealousy

The purpose of the present study was to examine a interaction effect between attachment styles and sex differences on jealousy and evoked distress by jealousy in romantic relationship. In this study, we replicated the Evolved Jealousy Mechanism (EJM) that men will be more upset and distressed by partner's sexual infidelity, whereas women will be more upset and distressed by emotional infidelity, and then examined the moderating effects of attachment styles on within-sex differences. To test this purpose, 189 university students (82 males and 107 females) were asked to complete the questionnaires and two-way ANOVAs were used. As a result, we replicated the EJM and demonstrated a significant interaction effect between attachment styles and sex differences on jealousy and evoked distress by jealousy, but only among men. Consequently, men with an anxious attachment style were more jealous and distressed by partner's emotional infidelity than those with secure style. The most important finding in the present study was that attachment styles would be moderators of within-sex differences in jealousy and evoked distress by jealousy.

keywords: 질투, 안정 애착, 불안 애착, 성적 부정, 정서적 부정, jealousy, secure attachment, anxious attachment, sexual infidelity, emotional infidelity

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The Effects of Attachment Styles and Sex Differences on Romantic Jealousy

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