Reason why men feel jealousy due to cheating of the body and women by cheating of the mind

Many past studies have shown that many men feel stronger jealousy than physical cheating than mental cheating and that most women are the opposite. It is reasonable to say that female is "instinct" that it is necessary to secure a partner to cooperate with childcare while protecting the family while females can not be sure that the child is their child if male accepts physical cheating It has been explained.

With the latest psychological approach, a new explanation other than "instinct" may be introduced in the difference in feeling of jealousy between men and women.

Details are as below.His or hers jealousy? New explanation for sex differences in jealousy

Penn State UniversityAssociate professor Kenneth Levy of psychology department and Dr. Kristen Kelly said that there are clearly a group of men who feel psychological affliction more than a physical cheating of a partner like many women, so from the viewpoint of gender gap , Skeptical about the evolutionary explanation that it is due to "instinct" so far, I thought that this might be related to emotions such as "trust" and "attachment".

Both men and women are strong at partnersattachmentThere are some types of people who get a sense of security by having them, but there are people who are negatively related to such attachment. Psychologists believe that people who are obsessed with "self-reliance" at times like the latter are taking defensive measures against "scratching ease" deeply rooted in their minds. Levy Associate Professors, et al.In emphasis on romantic relationships may emphasize sexual elements rather than emotional intimacyHypothesis was made.

Like the studies focusing on the differences between past and men's women's jealousy, Levy and colleagues asked male and female subjects to answer which of "physical cheating" and "spiritual cheating" feels more painful, and romantic relationships Standard and effective for attachment inMeasurement methodWe asked various questions including answer.

The result supports the hypothesis, people who emphasize the autonomy of the two people (people who are negative to "affection") from their devotion to each other in a relationship of love attach to each other to physical cheating and relief People in a love relationship that gets a feeling turned out to be strongly upset by spiritual cheating.

As a result, it does not deny that there is a gender difference in the sense of jealousy, there are many people who attach emphasis to "affection" in romantic relationships to women, and that many people neglect "attachment" to men It can be thought that it appears as Jenny's gender difference.

This research result isPsychological ScienceIt is announced in the magazine and it seems to suggest that the psychological / cultural environment mechanism plays a stronger role than ever considered in the difference between male and female jealousy.

Also, feeling jealousyAttachment TheoryFrom the point of view, by encouraging a relationship based on affection and security,Domestic violenceIt is suggested that sexual jealousy that could also lead to a reduction in sexual jealousy can be reduced.