Sex Differences in Romantic Jealousy: A Brazilian Study

Abstract

The literature about romantic jealousy shows two principal theories in relation to the differences between sexes: specific innate module and socio-cognitive theory. This study intended to compare men and women answers using a questionnaire in the format of forced choice and the same questionnaire in the format of continuous measurement. 378 students participated, divided into two groups that answered the questionnaire in different formats. The differences between sexes was only evidenced on group 1 and few differences were found comparing men and women beliefs about infidelity and romantic relationship, on both groups. We pointed out the need for more studies in this field.