Evaluación chilena del Inventario de Comportamientos de la Pareja que Provocan Celos Chilean assessment of the Inventory of Jealousy-Evoking Partner Behaviors

The current investigation reports the local adaptation of the Inventory of JealousyEvoking Partner Behaviors (IJEPB) which was created in Netherlands by Dijkstra, Barelds & Groothof (2010). A pilot study showed high internal consistency and test-restest reliability. The questionnaire was completed by 366 people and 31 of them completed it again on the retest. An exploratory factor analysis allowed for differentiating the particularities of the instrument in the local context from its original configuration. The data resulted in three-dimensions: unfaithful behavior, suspicious behavior, and media attraction. Other results showed values of internal consistency comparable to the Dutch dimensions of the scale, as well as similar correlations among the factors. Sex-differences in jealousy reactivity conformed to evolutionary precepts, with women declaring higher responses on two of the dimensions of the construct, possibly reflecting a stronger overall baseline reaction to situations that threaten a valued relationship.