Electrodermal Responses and Assessments of Jealousy During Preovulatory and Menstrual Phase of Cycle

Dosadašnja istraživanja pokazala su veću ljubomoru žena naemocionalnu, u odnosu na seksualnu nevjeru partnera. Razlike uljubomori na dvije vrste nevjere mogle bi ovisiti o fazimenstrualnog ciklusa. Polazeći od evolucijskih postavki, valjaočekivati veći stupanj ljubomore na emocionalnu nevjerupartnera u preovulatornoj fazi, kada je začeće moguće, te većistupanj ljubomore na seksualnu nevjeru u menstrualnoj faziciklusa. Polazeći od navedenoga, cilj ovog istraživanja bio jeispitati postoje li razlike u elektrodermalnim reakcijama (EDR) iprocjenama ljubomore u situacijama zamišljanja scenarijaemocionalne i seksualne nevjere partnera tijekom menstrualne ipreovulatorne faze. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 26 sudionicaregularnoga menstrualnog ciklusa. Thayerova skala za procjenuaktivacije AD-ACL uzeta je za određivanje opće i visokeaktivacije. EDR je registriran u kontrolnoj situaciji i u situacijamazamišljanja dviju nevjera te su sudionice procjenjivale stupanjljubomore tijekom trinaestoga i drugoga dana ciklusa. Rezultatisu pokazali više procjene opće aktivacije i veći EDR upreovulatornoj fazi. Nisu nađene razlike u EDR-u prilikomzamišljanja scenarija seksualne i emocionalne nevjere. Procjeneemocionalne ljubomore bile su više u preovulatornoj fazi, aprocjene seksualne ljubomore u menstrualnoj fazi.Previous studies have shown higher jealousy in women\u27sreaction to partner\u27s emotional, compared to sexual infidelity.Differences in jealousy over two infidelity types might changeduring the menstrual cycle. According to the evolutionaryhypothesis, a greater jealousy over partner\u27s emotionalinfidelity was expected in the preovulatory phase whenconception is possible and greater jealousy over sexual infidelity in the menstrual phase. Following this, the aim ofthe study was to investigate the differences in electrodermalreactions (EDR) and assessments of jealousy over partner\u27semotional and sexual infidelity during the menstrual andpreovulatory phase. A group of 26 female participants with aregular menstrual cycle took part in the study during the13th and the 2nd day of the menstrual cycle. EDR wereregistered in the control situation and in situations ofimagining two infidelity types. Participants also assessed theintensity of jealousy on a five-point scale. General activationand EDR were higher in the preovulatory phase. Nodifferences in EDR between imagining the partner\u27s sexualand emotional infidelity were obtained. Emotional jealousywas estimated higher during the preovulatory phase, whilesexual jealousy was higher during the menstrual phase