Yong, Jose C., and Li, Norman P. (2018) The adaptive functions of jealousy. In: Lench, Heather C., (ed.) The Function of Emotions: when and why emotions help us. Springer, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 121-140.

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Abstract

Jealousy is a troublesome emotional experience for those afflicted by its onset. The grip of the “green-eyed monster” has been known to cause misery and produce some drastic coping behaviors ranging from paranoid stalking to violent aggression. But rather than a product of civilized culture gone wrong or a mental disorder as some thinkers have claimed jealousy to be, the current chapter proposes from an evolutionary perspective that jealousy plays an important role in our lives by serving a critical adaptive function for humans—the vigilance over and protection of relationships that are valuable to us.

Item ID:	83516
Item Type:	Book Chapter (Research - B1)
ISBN:	978-3-319-77619-4
Copyright Information:	© Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Date Deposited:	03 Sep 2024 01:01
FoR Codes:	52 PSYCHOLOGY > 5205 Social and personality psychology > 520505 Social psychology @ 50% 52 PSYCHOLOGY > 5202 Biological psychology > 520204 Evolutionary psychological studies @ 50%
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