The relationship of jealousy in romantic relationships with personality tendincies on the clinical spectrum, rumination and psychodynamic personality organizations

The aim of the present study was to explore the relationship of romantic jealousy with personality tendencies on the clinical spectrum, rumination, and psychodynamic personality organizations. A total of 788 individuals, 521 (66.1%) female and 267 (33.9%) male, aged 18-76, participated in the study. The data were collected via the Personal Information Form, Multidimensional Jealousy Scale, Coolidge Axis II Inventory- Turkish Short Form, Ruminative Thought Style Scale and Personality Organizations Inventory. Research findings were analyzed using Correlation Analysis, Multiple Linear Regression, Two-Way ANOVA, and Independent Samples t-Test. The results revealed that romantic jealousy was positively associated with borderline personality organization, rumination tendency, Paranoid, Antisocial, Narcissistic, Histrionic, and Dependent personality disorder tendencies. Futhermore, the results yielded romantic jealousy was predicted by Paranoid, Antisocial, and Dependent personality disorder tendencies and primitive defenses. Moreover, it was found out that among the socio-demographic variables, the duration of the relationship created variations in romantic jealousy. The implications of the present study were discussed in light of the literature findings, and suggestions were made for future possible research. Keywords: Romantic jealousy, psychodynamic personality organization, personality disorder, rumination.