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FEELING OF JEALOUSY IN FRIENDSHIP



Feelings of jealous can be a useful tool in maintaining a friendship, according to a new study from Arizona State University and Oklahoma State University.

The jealous feeling was related to the value of the friendship and also motivated behaviours that maintain a friendship.


"Friends can't just fun. They are an important resource, especially in our current situation with ongoing Covid-19 outbreaks.

Friends give support during the conflict, buffer against loneliness and even provide life-sustaining resources when we need them. 

We wanted to understand how we keep friendships, and we found feeling of jealousy can act as a tool for maintaining friendships," said researcher Jaimie Arona Krems.

Not all threats to friendships evoked jealousy. If a best friend moved away, people felt sadness and anger more than jealousy. But when friendships were threatened by another person, such as a new romantic partner or new friend at work, jealousy was the dominant feeling.

These behaviours are called 'friend guarding' and occur across cultures, said the researcher. Not all friend guarding behaviours focus on trying to control a best friend, jealousy also leads people to commit to being a better friend. 

"Getting jealous can sometimes be a signal that friendship is threatened, and this signal can help us jump into action to invest in a friendship that we might have been neglecting," said researcher Athena Aktipis.

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