Robert Kar
Tue, Jul-08-03, 06:13
Study reveals world's most jealous men By Dr David Whitehouse
The green-eyed monster of jealousy is alive and well - and
living in Brazil, according to an international study.
In relationships, it is well known than men are mostly jealous
about sex, while women are mostly concerned about emotional
attachments.
Psychologists have conflicting explanations for this,
believing it comes either from evolution or from culture.
The new cross-cultural research suggests the former is more
important.
It reveals that Brazilian men are the most jealous; Swedish
men and women are more concerned about sex than any other
nation, and Japan is the least jealous country.
Evolution or society
In many cultures, men tend to be most jealous about their
partners having sex with someone else. Women, on the other
hand, are more likely to be upset about their partners forming
an emotional attachment with another party.
It seems that males want to know if their rival was good in
bed; females want to know if he loves the "other woman".
PPychologists argue about the source of jealousy. Does it have
deep-rooted origins in human evolution, or has it been
modified by more recent social changes?
Read the rest at BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3045410.stm
Comment: Humans are so fussy. We could learn a lot from
Bonobos.
--
Kind Regards, Robert Karl Stonjek.
The green-eyed monster of jealousy is alive and well - and
living in Brazil, according to an international study.
In relationships, it is well known than men are mostly jealous
about sex, while women are mostly concerned about emotional
attachments.
Psychologists have conflicting explanations for this,
believing it comes either from evolution or from culture.
The new cross-cultural research suggests the former is more
important.
It reveals that Brazilian men are the most jealous; Swedish
men and women are more concerned about sex than any other
nation, and Japan is the least jealous country.
Evolution or society
In many cultures, men tend to be most jealous about their
partners having sex with someone else. Women, on the other
hand, are more likely to be upset about their partners forming
an emotional attachment with another party.
It seems that males want to know if their rival was good in
bed; females want to know if he loves the "other woman".
PPychologists argue about the source of jealousy. Does it have
deep-rooted origins in human evolution, or has it been
modified by more recent social changes?
Read the rest at BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3045410.stm
Comment: Humans are so fussy. We could learn a lot from
Bonobos.
--
Kind Regards, Robert Karl Stonjek.