Role of negative experiences in past relationships and adverse childhood experiences in morbid jealousy

Treatment of obsessive morbid jealousy with cognitive analytic therapy: a mixed-methods quasi-experimental case study

“…The personality feature that best distinguishes proneness to jealousy is high trait anxiety (Costa et al, 2015), and people with damaged self-esteem tend to be more jealous than those with fragile self-esteem (Stieger et al, 2012). Past experiences of parents having (or being accused of) conducting extra-marital affairs or previous partners being unfaithful are commonly reported (Karunarathne et al, 2017). Kingham and Gordon's (2004) review of risk factors highlighted four factors: sexual dysfunction, poor relationship functioning, poor social functioning and ongoing alcohol and drug misuse.…”

“…Violence can also be directed towards the third party believed to be the love rival (Tarrier et al, 1990). Risk of violent jealous attack can also unfortunately escalate in the face of repeat denials, or when false confessions are elicited (Karunarathne et al, 2017). Females, either as perpetrators or victims, carry a higher risk of suicide as compared to males (Singh et al, 2017).…”