The Dark Triad and three types of jealousy: Its' relations among heterosexuals and homosexuals involved in a romantic relationship

Abstract

The current study examined the relations between the three Dark Triad (DT) traits and three types of jealousy, among both heterosexual and homosexual men and women involved in a romantic relationship (n = 439). It was hypothesized that the three DT traits would be related positively to those types of jealousy that have the potential to become delusional, that is anxious and preventive jealousy, but not to the relatively 'healthy' type of jealousy, that is reactive jealousy. In addition, differences were examined between men and women, and between homosexuals and heterosexuals with regard to the DT traits, the three types of jealousy, and the relationships between these variables. Results largely confirmed the hypothesis. In addition, moderation analyses showed that the relationships between the three DT traits and the three types of jealousy were not moderated by participant sex or sexual orientation. The current study's findings may deepen our understanding of the role of the DT in the mating psychology of both heterosexuals and homosexuals.

Exploring the link between bright and dark personality traits and different types of jealousy

“…As a consequence, this result combined with those from previous research reveals a somewhat mixed picture concerning the relationship between anxious jealousy and dark personality traits. Whereas two previous studies (Barelds et al, 2017(Barelds et al, , 2020 found relationships between anxious jealousy and the three Dark Triad traits in Dutch samples, in the present study's Dutch sample as well as the Curaçaon sample as described in Barelds et al (2020) no relationship between the Dark Triad traits and anxious jealousy was found. According to Barelds et al (2017) the relationships between the Dark Triad traits and anxious jealousy may be the result of high Dark Triad trait scorers' tendency toward short-term mating.…”

“…The relationships between the Dark Triad traits and anxious and preventive jealousy may be the result of high Dark Triad trait scorers' tendency toward short-term mating. As a result, individuals with high scores on the Dark Triad traits are relatively likely to believe that their partner is also interested in extra-dyadic sex, and report stronger feelings of anxious and preventive jealousy as a consequence (Barelds et al, 2017).…”

Modeling the interplay between narcissism, relational motives, and jealousy-induced responses to infidelity threat

“…Accumulating evidence has implicated the personality trait narcissism in relational dysfunction (e.g., Keller et al, 2014; Lamkin, Campbell, vanDellen, & Miller, 2015; Peterson & DeHart, 2014; Tortoriello, Hart, Richardson, & Tullett, 2017). For instance, narcissists 1 are both inclined to induce jealousy in partners (Campbell, Foster, & Finkel, 2002; Tortoriello et al, 2017) and to experience jealousy (Barelds, Dijkstra, Groothof, & Pastoor, 2017; Besser & Priel, 2010; Chin, Atkinson, Raheb, Harris, & Vernon, 2017). While work has explored the underlying motives of the former (Campbell et al, 2002; Tortoriello et al, 2017), research has yet to explore the underlying motives of the latter.…”

Disclosing Romantic Relationship Conflicts with a Third Party: A Test of the Disclosure Decision-Making Model

“…Unlike reactive jealousy, both anxious and possessive jealousy can be "triggered in the absence of an extra dyadic rival" (Swami et al, 2012, p. 797). Possessive jealousy occurs when one attempts to prevent a situation from ever occurring (Barelds & Barelds-Dijkstra, 2007; Barelds, Dijkstra, Groothof, & Pastoor, 2017;Swami et al, 2012). An example of this could be an individual enacting surveillance or manipulation attempts toward their partner to make sure they do not spend time with specific people outside the relationship (Guerrero et al, 1995).…”

“…An example of this could be an individual enacting surveillance or manipulation attempts toward their partner to make sure they do not spend time with specific people outside the relationship (Guerrero et al, 1995). Anxious jealousy occurs in anticipation of a situation (Barelds & Barelds-Dijkstra, 2007;Barelds et al, 2017;Swami et al, 2012) while reactive jealousy occurs after a situation has already taken place (Rotenberg, Shewchuk, & Kimberly, 2001). Anxious jealousy often lowers the relational quality, as rumination of hypothetical situations causes anxiety and distress, while reactive jealousy has been shown to increase relational quality because it is often viewed as showing love or care for one's partner (Barelsds & Barelds-Dijkstra, 2007).…”