Collective Jealousy Scale

Instructions: Jealousy is an emotion defined as feelings of loss of something to another party. Please rate the following items about your feelings with your (Insert Group) in mind, that is, being a(n) (Group).

1. I feel jealous when I compare my group to other groups.

Strongly Disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Strongly Agree

2. I feel jealous when another group gets what my group deserves.

Strongly Disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Strongly Agree

3. I feel jealous because another group is going to take something of ours.

Strongly Disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Strongly Agree

4. I feel jealous that another group is getting the attention my group deserves.

Strongly Disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Strongly Agree

5. I feel jealous because my group might lose some of our possessions to another group.

Strongly Disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Strongly Agree

Cite: Reysen, S., & Branscombe, N. R. (2007, January). Validation of collective emotion scales for happiness, fear, jealousy, disgust, contempt, and hope. Poster presented at the 2^nd annual Emotion Pre-Conference to the Society of Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting, Memphis, TN.

Study 1

Participants: N = 147, 51.7% men, 19.19 yrs. old, SD = 1.07

Salient Group: American

Mean Score: 3.49 (SD = 1.55)

Alpha: .88

Variance: 68.29%

Correlations: American Identification (r = .09, n.s.), Nationalism (r = .17), Patriotism (r = -.03, n.s.), Private Collective Self-Esteem (r = -.23), Public Collective Self-Esteem (r = -.14), Political Orientation (r = -.15, n.s., higher scores indicate a liberal orientation), Revised Self-Report Jealousy Scale (r = .33)

Study 2

Participants: N = 330

Correlation: CPI Social Desirability (r = -.07, n.s.)

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