What is the common gender difference in jealousy regarding infidelity?

• A. Men are more jealous of sexual infidelity; women are more concerned about emotional infidelity.
• B. Men are more jealous of emotional infidelity.
• C. Women are more jealous of sexual infidelity.
• D. Both equally jealous for both types.

Answer: (A)

Gender differences in jealousy regarding infidelity. The idea is that men are more distressed by sexual infidelity because it threatens paternity certainty, while women are more distressed by emotional infidelity because it signals a loss of commitment and resource investment. This pattern lines up with many studies showing men report stronger jealousy reactions to sexual infidelity and women report stronger reactions to emotional infidelity. The option that states men are more jealous of sexual infidelity and women are more concerned about emotional infidelity best fits that evidence. The other choices flip the gender focus or claim equal jealousy, which doesn’t align with the prevalent findings.