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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Hum. Dyn.
Sec. Digital Impacts
Volume 6 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fhumd.2024.1447003
This article is part of the Research Topic Digital Relationships: Challenges and Opportunities in the Age of Virtual Connectivity View all articles

The Online Jealousy Scale: An Adaptation, Extension, and Psychometric Analysis of the Facebook Jealousy Scale

Provisionally accepted
Kieran Sullivan Kieran Sullivan *Kathryn Bruchmann Kathryn Bruchmann
  • Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, United States

The final, formatted version of the article will be published soon.

    Objective: To test the reliability and validity of the Online Jealousy Questionnaire. Background: Romantic jealousy is often examined in online and social media settings and a validated measure of social media jealousy is needed. Method: Across two studies, the present research tests the psychometric properties of the Social Media Jealousy Scale (adapted from the Facebook Jealousy Scale) on an undergraduate (Study 1, N=111) and two broader community (Study 2, N=200; Study 3, N=143) sample. Results: Data across all studies provide evidence of strong inter-item and test-retest reliability, and construct, convergent and discriminant validity. Consistent with other jealousy measures, evidence of three factors emerged; emotional, cognitive, and behavioral jealousy. Discussion: These studies indicate that the OJS is a reliable and valid instrument. Implications: This measure fills the need for a valid reliable of online jealousy and can be used in research about online jealousy across age and relationship type. It may also be useful for individual or couple therapy.

    Keywords: Social Media, romantic jealousy, Psychometrics, intimate relationships, Dating relationships

    Received: 10 Jun 2024; Accepted: 11 Nov 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Sullivan and Bruchmann. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Kieran Sullivan, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, United States

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