Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.5559/di.23.3.07
Electrodermal Responses and Assessments of Jealousy During Preovulatory and Menstrual Phase of Cycle
Nataša Šimić
orcid.org/0000-0003-2237-978X
; University of Zadar, Zadar
Andrea Tucaković
; University of Zadar, Zadar
Irena Pavela
; University of Zadar, Zadar
Abstract
Previous studies have shown higher jealousy in women's
reaction to partner's emotional, compared to sexual infidelity.
Differences in jealousy over two infidelity types might change
during the menstrual cycle. According to the evolutionary
hypothesis, a greater jealousy over partner's emotional
infidelity was expected in the preovulatory phase when
conception is possible and greater jealousy over sexual infidelity in the menstrual phase. Following this, the aim of
the study was to investigate the differences in electrodermal
reactions (EDR) and assessments of jealousy over partner's
emotional and sexual infidelity during the menstrual and
preovulatory phase. A group of 26 female participants with a
regular menstrual cycle took part in the study during the
13th and the 2nd day of the menstrual cycle. EDR were
registered in the control situation and in situations of
imagining two infidelity types. Participants also assessed the
intensity of jealousy on a five-point scale. General activation
and EDR were higher in the preovulatory phase. No
differences in EDR between imagining the partner's sexual
and emotional infidelity were obtained. Emotional jealousy
was estimated higher during the preovulatory phase, while
sexual jealousy was higher during the menstrual phase.
Keywords
jealousy; sex hormones; the menstrual cycle
Hrčak ID:
130056
URI
Publication date:
30.10.2014.
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