Analysis: Causes Of Jealousy Within Relationships

11) Why do you think jealousy occurs/what do you think is the cause of jealousy in relationships?

There are many causes of jealousy in relationships, according to my questionnaire, the most common one is lack of confidence. This includes feeling you’re not good enough for your partner, not attractive enough, not seeing why their partner wants to be with them etc. This comes from a feeling of insecurity and could mean that they are jealous that their partner is more confident or popular or attractive than them. It also means being jealous that someone ‘better’ might come along and take their partner away because they are better suited. This answer was more common amongst females. Another huge cause of jealousy in relationships is someone’s partner being close to or paying attention of someone of the opposite sex.