ABSTRACT
Recognizing the universal salience of jealousy, Laura Guerrero and associates (Guerrero, Andersen, Jorgensen, Spitzberg, & Eloy, 1995) developed a measure titled the Communicative Responses to Romantic Jealousy (CRJ) Scale. Unlike existing measures of jealousy that are cognitively based, the CRJ is rooted in observable outward responses to jealousy, specifically romantic jealousy. Research suggests that responses to jealousy can reduce uncertainty, maintain and repair relationships, and mend self-esteem (Guerrero & Afifi, 1999). How romantic partners cope with and express feelings of jealousy has direct implications for the management and quality of relationships. Guerrero et al. (1995) defined a communicative response to jealousy as “a behavioral reaction to jealousy that carries communicative value and has the potential to fulfill individual and/or relational goals” (p. 272).
