Distress in response to emotional and sexual infidelity: Evidence of evolved gender differences in Spanish students

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-24

  Fernandez, Ana Maria ^a   Vera Villarroel, Pablo ^a   Sierra, Juan Carlos ^b   Zubeidat, Ihab ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Emotional infidelity; Forced choice format; Infidelity scenarios; Jealousy; Sexual infidelity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CAUCASIAN; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL STRESS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPAIN;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EMOTIONS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPAIN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33847626601     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JRLP.141.1.17-24     Document Type: Review

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