Questionnaire

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.
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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