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Svartsjuka : i relation till självkänsla, kön och relationsstatus

<p>This quantitative study examined the relation between jealousy, self-esteem, gender and relationship status. Data was collected at Växjö University in the autumn of 2009, with two predesigned questionnaires. From the questionnaire Tennessee Self-Concept Scale created by Roid and Fitts (1988) that measures self-worth, the part <em>Physical self</em> was used to measure self-esteem. Jealousy was measured with the Questionnaire on the Affective Relationships designed by Marazziti et al., (2003). 188 male and female students participated of which 169 were used. A significant correlation was found between jealousy and self-esteem, where low self-esteem correlated with higher jealousy. The study rejected the existence of gender differences on jealousy. There was no evidence that individuals who date are more jealous than individuals in a relationship. The result did however showed a significant relation between jealousy and relationship status, where singles were more jealous than individuals in a relationship.</p>

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:vxu-6632
Date January 2009
CreatorsOscarsson, Sanna, Mohammedzadeh, Gring
PublisherVäxjö University, Växjö University, Växjö University, Växjö University, Växjö University, School of Social Sciences
Source SetsDiVA Archive at Upsalla University
LanguageSwedish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeStudent thesis, text

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