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Abstract
Mate value discrepancy (MVD), the perceived difference in resource value between self and partner in romantic relationships, may impact both forgiveness and jealousy. One hundred seventy-nine participants rated their own and their partner's mate value, and self-reported forgiveness and jealousy. MVD was associated with forgiveness in romantic relationships in that the higher the value of one's mate in relation to self, the more likely an individual would forgive that partner's transgression. Similarly, MVD played a role with jealousy in that the higher the value of the partner, the more likely an individual experienced jealousy. Additionally, individuals were more likely to forgive transgressions when their partners had higher mate values than theirs, even when jealousy is experienced.
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∗p < .001
∗∗p < .05.
r2 = .21.
∗p < .001.
When we altered the model, making jealousy the dependent variable and MVD and forgiveness the independent variables, the predictors were still significant, but less strong. The following outcomes were obtained: cognitive jealousy, F (2, 175) = 17.31, p < .001, emotional jealousy, F (2, 175) = 15.12, p < .001, behavioral jealousy, F (2,175) = 27.99, p < .001. Results revealed a stronger predictive model when forgiveness is a dependent variable and cognitive, emotional, and behavioral jealousy, as well as MVD, are the independent variables.
The simple correlation of forgiveness and emotional jealousy was r = .027, ns, while forgiveness and cognitive and behavioral jealousy were related; r = − .24 and − .22, respectively, p < .01. These findings, coupled with other analyses from this study, suggest that emotional jealousy is consistently associated with variables in a different manner than cognitive and behavioral jealousy.