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Document Type

Research Paper

Abstract

In a replication and extension of a study completed by De Steno and Salovey (1996), jealousy was examined to determine if this experience was intensified by rivals who excelled in domains relevant to the achievements and self-definitions of the participants. Participants were asked to imagine a scenario intended to evoke jealousy. This scenario was presented four times, each time with a different rival. The rivals excelled in one of four areas: athleticism, intelligence, social support, or sexual prowess. Participants were asked to rate to what degree they experienced jealousy in response to each rival. In an allegedly separate study, participants indicated how important athleticism, intelligence, social support, and sexual prowess were to their self-concept. The results did not support the hypothesis. However, the results did indicate that people were more jealous over an athletic than an intelligent rival, and more jealous over a rival with sexual prowess than social support skills.

Publication Date

1999

Journal Title

Conference Proceedings: Undergraduate Social Science Research Conference

Volume

3

Issue

1

First Page

171

Last Page

174

Copyright

©1999 by the University of Northern Iowa

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Publisher

University of Northern Iowa

City

Cedar Falls, IA

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