This is a copy of the questionnaire i gave out:
Psychology Questionnaire
For psychology, I am researching into jealousy, what causes it and how people deal with it. I would be very grateful if you could take your time to fill in this questionnaire as it will help me with my research. If you don’t want to answer a question then you may leave it blank and go on to the next question. Your answers will be anonymous so please answer each question as truthfully as possible.
1) How would you define jealousy?
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2) How often do you feel jealous of someone or something?
Every Day
2-3 times a week
Less than once a week
Less than once a month
Rarely
Don’t Know
3) Do you respond to jealousy in any of these ways (tick as many as applicable)
Feeling emotionally devastated
Getting even
Sexual arousal
Need social support from friends
Blame & punish yourself for being jealous
Confront the situation directly
Anger
Make it look as if you don’t care (e.g. try to look as if your having a good time)
Other (Please state)_____________________________________
4) Think back to times when you have been jealous, have you done any of these things, even in subconsciously?
Became violent
Avoided the person your jealous of (e.g. avoid eye contact)
Analysed the situation (e.g. thinking why you are jealous)
Communication
Other (Please state)_____________________________________
5) Do you think these can be applied to all situations or only a few? (please state)
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6) Which of these ways do you think is the best way of coping with jealousy?
Violence
Avoiding the person your jealous of (e.g. avoid eye contact)
Analysing the situation (e.g. wondering why you are jealous)
Communicating
Other (Please state)_____________________________________
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7) There are many different types of jealousy. Please state the first 3 situations you can think of in which jealousy occurs.
1.___________________________________________________
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2.___________________________________________________
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3.____________________________________________________
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8) What emotions do you feel when you are jealous? (tick as many as applicable)
Angry
Sad/Unhappy
Worthless
Unconfident
Stupid
Excited
Other (Please state) ___________________
Jealousy within relationships
9) Do you think jealousy occurs in most, if not all relationships?
Yes/No
10) Do you think jealousy occurs more in a relationship between people with less trust?
Yes/No
11) Why do you think jealousy occurs/what do you think is the cause of jealousy within relationships?
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12) If in a relationship, what kind of things would make you feel jealous of your partner?
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13) How do you think you would deal with this?
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Age:_____ Gender: M/F
Monday, 29 June 2009
Tuesday, 23 June 2009
Aims and Method
I am particularly interested in jealousy within relationships. Most of the research I've done has shown about jealousy within marital relationships and extramarital relationships. However, I'm more interested in jealousy within teenage relationships.
Aims:
· I am trying to find out how people cope with jealousy within relationships and why it may occur in relationships.
· I am also trying to find out if ways of coping with extramarital relationships can be applied to other types of jealousy, especially teenage relationships.
Method:
To do this, I am going to create a questionnaire asking people about their views on jealousy and how they cope. I will ask about the findings from the psychologists Bryson and Buunk to confirm them and to see if Buunk's findings can be applied to other situations. I am going to get a wide sample as I can and an even mix of males and females. Hopefully this will enable me to find out more about peoples thought processes and feelings when feeling jealous. I know that people may not answer completely truthfully but I will stress to them that it's important for my research that the answers are as truthful as possible.
I am using a self report method because it is the easiest, quickest and cheapest way to gather data.
Background: Jealousy Leading To Violence And In Extreme Cases Death
Studies have shown that young males experiencing intense sexual jealousy are among the most common perpetrators of murder and suicide. Similarly, studies have noted the prevalence of jealousy as a motive in nonfatal wife abuse and courtship violence. Culture appears to contribute to the severity of aggression in sexual jealousy situations among males. Hupka and James M. Ryan (1990) studied ninety-two preindustrial societies and found that importance attached to being married, limitations placed on nonmarital sexual gratification, and emphasis placed on private ownership of property are associated with more aggressive responses in jealousy situations.
Further evidence for the importance of culture comes from the work of Ana R. Delgado, Gerardo Prieto, and Roderick A. Bond (1997) who examined whether people consider jealousy justification for wife battery. They found striking differences between Britain where the harm-doer was seen as more guilty and Spain where the victim was seen as more guilty.
Further evidence for the importance of culture comes from the work of Ana R. Delgado, Gerardo Prieto, and Roderick A. Bond (1997) who examined whether people consider jealousy justification for wife battery. They found striking differences between Britain where the harm-doer was seen as more guilty and Spain where the victim was seen as more guilty.
Background Research
Buunk (1982) found that communication is positively related to marital satisfaction whereas avoidance is negatively related to it.
Janice L. Francis (1977) reached a similar conclusion when she identified the development of communication skills as the appropriate treatment mode for sexual jealousy.
Peter Salovey and Judith Rodin (1985) found that selective ignoring, defined as simply deciding that the desired object is not that important, is a coping strategy used by some. This is evidence that some people cope with jealousy by devaluing their relationship.
Many studies of jealousy do not investigate the extreme techniques of coping with jealousy such as the use of physical force or homicide, however studies of family violence leave little doubt that they occur frequently: Martin Daly, Margo Wilson, and Suzanne Weghorst (1982) reviewed several studies of spousal homicide that used data beyond those found in police files and concluded that male sexual jealousy may be a major source of conflict in an overwhelming majority of spousal homicides in North America.
Janice L. Francis (1977) reached a similar conclusion when she identified the development of communication skills as the appropriate treatment mode for sexual jealousy.
Peter Salovey and Judith Rodin (1985) found that selective ignoring, defined as simply deciding that the desired object is not that important, is a coping strategy used by some. This is evidence that some people cope with jealousy by devaluing their relationship.
Many studies of jealousy do not investigate the extreme techniques of coping with jealousy such as the use of physical force or homicide, however studies of family violence leave little doubt that they occur frequently: Martin Daly, Margo Wilson, and Suzanne Weghorst (1982) reviewed several studies of spousal homicide that used data beyond those found in police files and concluded that male sexual jealousy may be a major source of conflict in an overwhelming majority of spousal homicides in North America.
Monday, 22 June 2009
Background Research: Buunk
Buunk (1982) examined the ways people cope with their spouses' extramarital relationships and identified three strategies:
Avoidance (of the spouse),
e.g. possibility of leaving the spouse and retreating
Reappraisal (of the situation),
e.g. cognitive attempts to reduce one's jealousy which may include developing a critical attitude toward one's own jealousy as well as direct attempts to get the jealousy under control by relativizing the whole situation.
Communication,
This is the most common strategy and can reduce jealousy if it results in a redefinition of the relationship or a changed perception of the partner's behaviour.
**Alot of psychologists have talked about affairs and jealousy within marriage, however I would like to investigate jealousy within different relationships such as between siblings, friendships, and relationships among the younger population.**
Avoidance (of the spouse),
e.g. possibility of leaving the spouse and retreating
Reappraisal (of the situation),
e.g. cognitive attempts to reduce one's jealousy which may include developing a critical attitude toward one's own jealousy as well as direct attempts to get the jealousy under control by relativizing the whole situation.
Communication,
This is the most common strategy and can reduce jealousy if it results in a redefinition of the relationship or a changed perception of the partner's behaviour.
**Alot of psychologists have talked about affairs and jealousy within marriage, however I would like to investigate jealousy within different relationships such as between siblings, friendships, and relationships among the younger population.**
Background Research: Jeff Bryson
Jeff Bryson (1991), identified eight modes of response:
Emotional devastation,
Reactive retribution (get even),
Arousal (intensify ardor or interest in partner),
Need for social support (more intensive interaction with friends),
Intropunitiveness (blame and punish oneself for being jealous),
Confrontation (confront the situation directly),
Anger,
Impression management (make others think don't care/get drunk or high).
These eight responses comprise a variety of cognitive, emotional, and behavioral reactions that are independent of each other. A person may experience all of them, some of them, or only a single reaction in response to a particular jealousy-producing situation.
Emotional devastation,
Reactive retribution (get even),
Arousal (intensify ardor or interest in partner),
Need for social support (more intensive interaction with friends),
Intropunitiveness (blame and punish oneself for being jealous),
Confrontation (confront the situation directly),
Anger,
Impression management (make others think don't care/get drunk or high).
These eight responses comprise a variety of cognitive, emotional, and behavioral reactions that are independent of each other. A person may experience all of them, some of them, or only a single reaction in response to a particular jealousy-producing situation.
Definition of Jealousy
Jealousy is an emotion and typically refers to the negative thoughts and feelings of insecurity, fear, and anxiety over an anticipated loss of something that the person values, such as a relationship, friendship, or love. Jealousy often consists of a combination of emotions such as anger, sadness, and disgust. Jealousy differs from envy in that jealousy is about something one has and is afraid of losing, while envy refers to something one does not have and either wants to acquire or to prevent another from acquiring.
Jealousy is a familiar experience in human relationships. It has been observed in infants five months old and older. Some claim that jealousy is seen in every culture, however others claim jealousy is a culture-specific phenomenon.
Jealousy is a familiar experience in human relationships. It has been observed in infants five months old and older. Some claim that jealousy is seen in every culture, however others claim jealousy is a culture-specific phenomenon.
Jealousy
I am doing an A level psychology research project on jealousy and i will be posting my updates and findings on this blog.
I am interested in how people cope with jealousy. This could be on a number of different levels, between siblings and family members, within friendships, relationships and marriages. Jealousy could be over insigniciant things that seem important at the time or over things on a much larger scale such as someones wife/husband having an affair. So what is jealousy? Everyone feels it but it is hard to explain what it is and how it feels. I will be trying to find out this question and how people cope with jealousy and if different people cope with jealousy in different ways.
Becky
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