Homosexuality: Brief History and Considerations on the Manifestation of Jealousy in Homosexual Relationships ()
Affiliation(s)
1Department of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Psychology, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
2Psychology Course of UNICEP, Sao Carlos, Brazil.
3Psychology Course of FADEP, Pato Branco College, Pato Branco, Brazil.
4Psychology Course of UFMS, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, Brazil.
ABSTRACT
The jealousy is a reaction to a real or imagined threat perceived at an estimated relationship. The jealousy is present to a greater or lesser extent in all at some point in life. This study aims to understand how jealousy is experienced by homosexual couples, identifying if such mechanisms are similar or different of the heterosexual jealousy. To address this objective, we performed a systematic review of the literature on this subject. It can be observed that jealousy is present in affective-sexual gay relationships, being a protective factor for the maintenance of the loving relationship minimizing the risk of sexual and emotional loss. It highlighted the need for new issues to understand the homosexual jealousy can be more damaging relationships than in heterosexual jealousy and identify if cultural conditions affect the manifestation of it among homosexuals.
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de Almeida, T. , Diniz de Lima, R. , Marcos Panho, J. and Franklin Canezin, P. (2018) Homosexuality: Brief History and Considerations on the Manifestation of Jealousy in Homosexual Relationships.
Open Access Library Journal,
5, 1-11. doi:
10.4236/oalib.1104612.