DeSteno David, Valdesolo Piercarlo, Bartlett Monica Y
Department of Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
J Pers Soc Psychol. 2006 Oct;91(4):626-41. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.91.4.626.
Several theories specifying the causes of jealousy have been put forth in the past few decades. Firm support for any proposed theory, however, has been limited by the difficulties inherent in inducing jealousy and examining any proposed mediating mechanisms in real time. In support of a theory of jealousy centering on threats to the self-system, 2 experiments are presented that address these past limitations and argue for a model based on context-induced variability in self-evaluation. Experiment 1 presents a method for evoking jealousy through the use of highly orchestrated social encounters and demonstrates that threatened self-esteem functions as a principal mediator of jealousy. In addition to replicating these findings, Experiment 2 provides direct evidence for jealousy as a cause of aggression. The ability of the proposed theory of jealousy to integrate other extant findings in the literature is also discussed.
在过去几十年里，人们提出了几种阐述嫉妒成因的理论。然而，由于诱发嫉妒并实时考察任何提出的中介机制存在固有的困难，对任何提出的理论的有力支持都受到了限制。为支持一种以自我系统受到威胁为核心的嫉妒理论，本文呈现了2个实验，这些实验解决了以往的局限性，并论证了一个基于情境诱发的自我评估变异性的模型。实验1提出了一种通过精心安排的社交互动来诱发嫉妒的方法，并证明受到威胁的自尊是嫉妒的主要中介因素。除了重复这些发现之外，实验2还为嫉妒是攻击行为的一个成因提供了直接证据。本文还讨论了所提出的嫉妒理论整合文献中其他现有发现的能力。
