Dipartimento di Psichiatria, Neurobiologia, Farmacologia e Biotecnologie, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
CNS Spectr. 2010 Jan;15(1):19-24. doi: 10.1017/s1092852900000262.
Despite the general agreement that normal jealousy is heterogenous, little is known about this specific topic.
In the present study, we explored the possibility of distinguishing between four subtypes of "normal" jealousy (depressive, anxious, obsessive, and paranoid) amongst a cohort of 500 healthy university students by means of a specifically designed questionnaire, "Ouestionario della gelosia" (QUEGE). QUEGE is a self-report instrument of 30 items which explores the presence, frequency, and duration of feelings and behaviors related to jealousy. It was devised to investigate four hypothetical psychopathological profiles: depressive, paranoid, obsessive, and anxious.
The factor analysis identified five rather than four clear-cut factors: self-esteem, paranoia, interpersonal Sensitivity, fear of being abandoned, and obsessionality. Women showed statistically significant lower levels of self-esteem and higher levels of obsessionality than men. Younger age (<25 years) was associated with lower self-esteem and higher levels of paranoia and obsessionality, while being single was associated with lower self-esteem and higher levels of obsessionality.
The present study provides evidence of the reliability and validity of the QUEGE instrument, which seems to identify the presence of five psychopathological dimensions within the jealousy phenomenon in the general population.
尽管人们普遍认为正常的嫉妒是异质的，但对于这个特定主题知之甚少。
在本研究中，我们通过专门设计的问卷“Ouestionario della gelosia”（QUEGE），探索了在 500 名健康大学生群体中区分四种“正常”嫉妒亚型（抑郁型、焦虑型、强迫型和偏执型）的可能性。QUEGE 是一种自我报告工具，共有 30 个项目，用于探索与嫉妒相关的感受和行为的存在、频率和持续时间。它旨在调查四种假设的精神病理学特征：抑郁型、偏执型、强迫型和焦虑型。
因子分析确定了五个而不是四个明确的因素：自尊、偏执、人际敏感性、害怕被抛弃和强迫性。女性的自尊水平明显低于男性，而强迫性水平明显高于男性。年龄较小（<25 岁）与自尊水平较低和偏执、强迫性水平较高有关，而单身与自尊水平较低和强迫性水平较高有关。
本研究提供了 QUEGE 工具的可靠性和有效性的证据，该工具似乎可以在一般人群中识别嫉妒现象中存在的五种精神病理学维度。
