title: Jealousy in adolescents' daily lives: How does it relate to interpersonal context and well-being?
abstract: Past studies have shown that jealousy peaks in adolescence. However, little is known about how and when adolescents experience jealousy in their daily lives. The current study aimed to examine the relation between state jealousy, the more general propensity to feel jealous, the interpersonal contexts in which jealousy arises, and different forms of social comparison. The impact of jealousy on perceptions of well-being was also explored. We used an experience sampling method during two weekends with 68 adolescents (Mage= 13.94; 64.70% girls). Jealousy was common: On average, 90% of our sample experienced jealousy in 20% of the assessments. Adolescents reported more jealousy with peers than with family. Additionally, they experienced more jealousy when in online contexts than when in face-to-face peer contexts. The normative nature of jealousy, its developmental function and relation with well-being, and implications for understanding jealousy triggered in (highly social) online contexts are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Radboud University, Behavioural Science Institute, Montessorilaan 3, 6525 HR, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Electronic address: h.lennarz@pwo.ru.nl.
authors.forename: Hannah K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Lennarz
authors.affiliation: Radboud University, Behavioural Science Institute, Montessorilaan 3, 6525 HR, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Electronic address: a.lichtwarck-aschoff@pwo.ru.nl.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lichtwarck-Aschoff
authors.affiliation: Youth Studies, Interdisciplinary Center, Utrecht University, PO Box 80140, 3508 TC, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Biological Psychology, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Free University Amsterdam, Van der Boechorststraat 1, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: c.finkenauer@vu.nl.
authors.forename: Catrin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Finkenauer
authors.affiliation: Radboud University, Behavioural Science Institute, Montessorilaan 3, 6525 HR, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Electronic address: i.granic@pwo.ru.nl.
authors.forename: Isabela
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Granic
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D000066498:Emotional Adjustment; D005195:Family Relations / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007578:Jealousy; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D012044:Regression Analysis; D061108:Social Media; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Adolescence; Experience sampling method; Family and peer relationships; Jealousy; Online relationships; Social comparison