Personal determinants of socio-comparative jealousy

  • Kseniya V. Lepeshko Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

Abstract

The problem of personal determination of socio-comparative jealousy is analysed. The individual-personal and cognitive-motivational characteristics-predictors determining the levels of significance of the situation of socio-comparative jealousy, cognitive and emotional socio-comparative jealousy, behavioural strategies of coping with the situation of socio-comparative jealousy are determined.

Author Biography

Kseniya V. Lepeshko, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

postgraduate student at the department of social and organisational psychology, faculty of philosophy and social sciences

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Published
2023-05-30
Keywords: socio-comparative jealousy, individual-personal and cognitive-motivational predictor characteristics
How to Cite
Lepeshko, K. V. (2023). Personal determinants of socio-comparative jealousy. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philosophy and Psychology, 2, 99-107. Retrieved from https://journals.bsu.by/index.php/philosophy/article/view/5327
Issue
No 2 (2023): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philosophy and Psychology
Section
Psychological Researches

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