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The study, which was carried out by Roanoke College in Virginia discovered that the higher a student's grades, the more likely they were to feelings of romantic 'Facebook jealousy'; in other words, jealous feelings caused by Facebook posts made by, or sent to, their sexual partner.
The researchers determined this is because high-achievers are perfectionists, so when they feel their partner is cheating on them, the desire for perfection is disrupted.
Those who took part in the study were asked to imagine various hypothetical Facebook scenarios, of which included seeing ambiguous messages on their partner's Facebook from a person of the opposite sex, such as 'What are you up to later?'.
They were then asked how they felt about such messages.
Participants were then tested as to whether their jealousy increased when emoticons were used alongside the messages, such as a smiley, or winking, face.
While women were found to suffer from much higher levels of 'Facebook jealousy' than men, a winking emoticon was found to have no affect on a female's jealousy level. However, men did become more jealous when an emoticon was used.
The study then compared the results to each person's individual grade point average (GPA) score, with those demonstrating an increased level of jealousy, holding a higher GPA.
Speaking to Live Science, study researcher Denise Friedman, an associate professor of psychology at Roanoke College in Salem, said: "Students with higher GPAs are often more conscientious, show greater self-control and tend to be perfectionistic.
"Perceived infidelity likely upsets their attempts at perfection across the board.
"Evolutionary work suggests men are more jealous of sexual infidelity, while women are more jealous of emotional infidelity.
"The winking emoticon was most likely perceived as flirtatious, perhaps even sexually suggestive, which may explain why men were more jealous in this condition."
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High Achievers 'More Likely' To Be Jealous In Relationships
New research has suggested that high-achievers are more jealous than their under-achieving peers when it comes to relationships, and especially in the case of women.The study, which was carried out by Roanoke College in Virginia discovered that the higher a student's grades, the more likely they were to feelings of romantic 'Facebook jealousy'; in other words, jealous feelings caused by Facebook posts made by, or sent to, their sexual partner.
The researchers determined this is because high-achievers are perfectionists, so when they feel their partner is cheating on them, the desire for perfection is disrupted.
Those who took part in the study were asked to imagine various hypothetical Facebook scenarios, of which included seeing ambiguous messages on their partner's Facebook from a person of the opposite sex, such as 'What are you up to later?'.
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They were then asked how they felt about such messages.
Participants were then tested as to whether their jealousy increased when emoticons were used alongside the messages, such as a smiley, or winking, face.
While women were found to suffer from much higher levels of 'Facebook jealousy' than men, a winking emoticon was found to have no affect on a female's jealousy level. However, men did become more jealous when an emoticon was used.
The study then compared the results to each person's individual grade point average (GPA) score, with those demonstrating an increased level of jealousy, holding a higher GPA.
Speaking to Live Science, study researcher Denise Friedman, an associate professor of psychology at Roanoke College in Salem, said: "Students with higher GPAs are often more conscientious, show greater self-control and tend to be perfectionistic.
"Perceived infidelity likely upsets their attempts at perfection across the board.
"Evolutionary work suggests men are more jealous of sexual infidelity, while women are more jealous of emotional infidelity.
"The winking emoticon was most likely perceived as flirtatious, perhaps even sexually suggestive, which may explain why men were more jealous in this condition."
(JP/CD)
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