(Maner & Shackelford, 2007). David Buss' study is one of the most pronounced in jealousy study as he took 202 undergrad students and asked a series of infedelity questions and asked which would upset them more, like mentioned above. 60% of males chose sexual infedelity and only 17% of females with that option chosen, whereas 83% of females chose emotional infedelity (Buss, Larsen, Westen & Semmelroth, …show more content…
Jealousy can arise from negative experiences people had as children. Whether someone's close relationship was destroyed to another, they or were bullied, abused, scrutinized, or harshly critiqued by a parental figure, a person can internalize these experiences and identify with them. "If we felt insignificant because we were ignored, it is very likely we have carried this insecurity with us into adulthood and into any romantic relationship we form" (Firestone, 2011). So not only is jealousy a natural factor in human functioning, socio-cultural experiences can ingrain themselves into the human psyche to become insecure, paranoid, anxiety filled, and jealous throughout life. Firestone explains that when feelings of intense suspicion, jealousy, or paranoia arise a person should examine how much of these feelings are actually reality based and if they are due to internalized