Gender Differences, Infidelity, Dyadic Trust, and Jealousy among Married Turkish Individuals

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Kemer G., Bulgan G., Yildiz E.

CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY, cilt.35, sa.3, ss.335-343, 2016 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 35 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s12144-014-9298-2
  • Dergi Adı: CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.335-343
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Romantic jealousy, Infidelity, Trust, Married individuals, GREEN-EYED MONSTER, SEX-DIFFERENCES, ROMANTIC JEALOUSY, RESPONSES, VIOLENCE, ANTECEDENTS, SCALE, LOVE
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

In the present study, relationships among gender, emotional response to partner's imagined infidelity (emotional and sexual infidelity), and dyadic trust (low and high levels of trust) were investigated as functions of married Turkish individuals' jealousy types (cognitive, emotional, and behavioral). Five hundred thirty seven (276 women and 261 men) married individuals living in urban areas in Turkey participated in the study. Results of the Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) revealed significant main effects for gender, infidelity types, and dyadic trust. Particularly, married Turkish men in this study were found to be more emotionally jealous than women. Participants who responded to sexual infidelity as more upsetting had higher levels of emotional jealousy when compared to the participants who found emotional infidelity more upsetting. Moreover, participants with low dyadic trust for their partners were found to be high in their cognitive jealousy and behavioral jealousy reactions. Results are discussed in details with implications for future research and suggestions for mental health practitioners.