Intergroup jealousy: Effects of perceived group characteristics and intrasexual competition between groups

Liga Klavina, A.P. Buunk, Justin Park

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An important aspect of intergroup conflict is competition for mates, especially among men. Because different outgroups pose different levels of threat, the group membership of rivals can be a characteristic that evokes jealousy. Outgroups perceived to pose greater threat to one’s mating resources should evoke more jealousy. Among Dutch students, we investigated the relationship between jealousy towards rivals of different ethnic groups and perceived
characteristics of these groups. We found that jealousy was especially high for rivals from outgroups that were perceived to have a tendency to engage in short-term mating (e.g., being attractive, promiscuous, and seductive), and to have a high status (e.g., being successful and confident). Men scored higher on a scale designed to assess intergroup intrasexual competition, and the higher men scored on this scale, the more they tended to derogate outgroup rivals. This effect was not found for women, underlining the higher salience of intergroup intrasexual competition for men.
Originele taal-2English
TitelHuman characteristics
SubtitelEvolutionary Perspectives on Human Mind and Kind
RedacteurenHendrik Høgh-Olesen, Jan Tønnesvang , Preben Bertelsen
Plaats van productieCambridge
UitgeverijCambridge Scholars Publishing
Pagina's382 - 397
ISBN van geprinte versie1-4438-0213-1
StatusPublished - 2009

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