JLS

Sexual Jealousy

Mate retention; avoidance of cuckolding or loss of resources


Class:

II - Sexual Selection

Neurolocalization:

Neurochem Substrates:

Elicitors:

Sexual partner's perceived or imminent sexual infidelity

Outputs:

Mate guarding behavior, violent aggression, anger, depression, grief

EPA Total Score: 28/100

Theoretical evidence consists of scientific theories from the evolutionary behavioral and biological sciences (or allied fields), discussion of theoretical selection pressures that may have shaped the EPA, and other theoretical arguments without empirical data. Game theory and computer/AI models also count as theoretical evidence. Well-supported EPAs should appear specially designed by evolution to solve specific adaptive problems throughout human history and could not have simply arisen by chance.

Buss, D. M., Larsen, R. J., Westen, D., & Semmelroth, J. (1992). Sex differences in jealousy: Evolution, physiology, and psychology. Psychological science, 3(4), 251-255.

Support score: 35 /100

Challenge score: 0 /100

Submitted by: DJGlass

Daly, M., Wilson, M., & Weghorst, S. J. (1982). Male sexual jealousy. Ethology and Sociobiology, 3(1), 11-27.

Support score: 15 /100

Challenge score: 0 /100

Submitted by: DJGlass

Durkheim, E. (1895/1982). Rules of sociological method. New York: Simon & Schuster.

Support score: 0 /100

Challenge score: 10 /100

Submitted by: DJGlass

Geary, D. C., Rumsey, M., Bow-Thomas, C. C., & Hoard, M. K. (1995). Sexual jealousy as a facultative trait: Evidence from the pattern of sex differences in adults from China and the United States. Ethology and Sociobiology, 16(5), 355-383.

Support score: 40 /100

Challenge score: 0 /100

Submitted by: DJGlass

Harris, C. R. (2003). A review of sex differences in sexual jealousy, including self-report data, psychophysiological responses, interpersonal violence, and morbid jealousy. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 7(2), 102-128.

Support score: 55 /100

Challenge score: 5 /100

Submitted by: DJGlass

Theoretical Subscore: 19/60

Psychological evidence consists of empirical evidence drawn from the human behavioral sciences and consists of data from developmental, behavioral, perceptual, emotional, and cognitive studies, including surveys, experiments, quasi-experiments, and observational data. Well-supported EPAs should show reliable emotional, cognitive, behavioral, or perceptual outcomes under specified conditions.

Buss, D. M., Larsen, R. J., Westen, D., & Semmelroth, J. (1992). Sex differences in jealousy: Evolution, physiology, and psychology. Psychological science, 3(4), 251-255.

Support score: 40 /100

Challenge score: 0 /100

Submitted by: DJGlass

Daly, M., Wilson, M., & Weghorst, S. J. (1982). Male sexual jealousy. Ethology and Sociobiology, 3(1), 11-27.

Support score: 15 /100

Challenge score: 0 /100

Submitted by: DJGlass

Durkheim, E. (1895/1982). Rules of sociological method. New York: Simon & Schuster.

Support score: 0 /100

Challenge score: 10 /100

Submitted by: DJGlass

Geary, D. C., Rumsey, M., Bow-Thomas, C. C., & Hoard, M. K. (1995). Sexual jealousy as a facultative trait: Evidence from the pattern of sex differences in adults from China and the United States. Ethology and Sociobiology, 16(5), 355-383.

Support score: 35 /100

Challenge score: 0 /100

Submitted by: DJGlass

Harris, C. R. (2003). A review of sex differences in sexual jealousy, including self-report data, psychophysiological responses, interpersonal violence, and morbid jealousy. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 7(2), 102-128.

Support score: 55 /100

Challenge score: 5 /100

Submitted by: DJGlass

Psychological Subscore: 19/60

Medical evidence consists of evidence drawn from clinical data, observations, and case studies from disciplines including medicine, clinical psychology, and neuropsychology. Data on mental health, psychiatric disorders, neurological syndromes, epidemiology, physical health and mortality, and nutrition/exercise are all considered medical evidence.

There is currently no submitted Medical evidence to support or challenge the existence of this EPA.

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Medical Subscore: 0/60

Physiological evidence consists of data pertaining to neuroanatomy, biochemistry, morphology, and other studies of human physiology or brain–behavior relationships. Physiological evidence supportive of EPAs includes neural structures, pathways, neurotransmitters, and so on.

Physiological Subscore: 14/60

Cross-cultural evidence consists of anthropological and ethnological data, psychological studies on human universals, and other evidence that compares or contrasts the EPA across different human cultures. Well-supported EPAs should be observable across cultures or vary predictably across cultures based on systematic differences consistent with theory.

Walum, H., Larsson, H., Westberg, L., Lichtenstein, P., & Magnusson, P. K. (2013). Sex differences in jealousy: A population-based twin study in Sweden. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 1-7.

Support score: 10 /100

Challenge score: 0 /100

Submitted by: DJGlass

Buunk, B., & Hupka, R. B. (1987). Cross?cultural differences in the elicitation of sexual jealousy. Journal of sex research, 23(1), 12-22.

Support score: 43 /100

Challenge score: 0 /100

Submitted by: DJGlass

Daly, M., Wilson, M., & Weghorst, S. J. (1982). Male sexual jealousy. Ethology and Sociobiology, 3(1), 11-27.

Support score: 15 /100

Challenge score: 0 /100

Submitted by: DJGlass

Durkheim, E. (1895/1982). Rules of sociological method. New York: Simon & Schuster.

Support score: 0 /100

Challenge score: 10 /100

Submitted by: DJGlass

Geary, D. C., Rumsey, M., Bow-Thomas, C. C., & Hoard, M. K. (1995). Sexual jealousy as a facultative trait: Evidence from the pattern of sex differences in adults from China and the United States. Ethology and Sociobiology, 16(5), 355-383.

Support score: 40 /100

Challenge score: 0 /100

Submitted by: DJGlass

Cross-Cultural Subscore: 14/60

Genetic evidence consists of data from behavioral/population genetics, molecular genetics, gene mapping studies, gene manipulation studies, and so on. Well-supported EPAs may show a genetic basis.

Genetic Subscore: 0/60

Phylogenetic evidence consists of comparative data from nonhuman species, both in the lab and in nature. Data from paleontology, cladistics, ethology, and comparative psychology are all phylogenetic evidence, especially if they show “related” traits in nonhuman species.

There is currently no submitted Phylogenetic evidence to support or challenge the existence of this EPA.

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Phylogenetic Subscore: 0/60

Hunter–gatherer evidence consists of data on prehistoric, historical, or extant hunter–gatherer cultures. Evidence that hunter–gatherers shared the trait with industrialized contemporary humans is supportive of the EPA, while evidence that the trait is/was not present in hunter–gatherer societies challenges the status of the trait as an EPA.

There is currently no submitted Hunter-Gatherer evidence to support or challenge the existence of this EPA.

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Hunter-Gatherer Subscore: 0/60