Jealousy reconsidered: a reply to DeSteno (2010).

Evol Psychol

Department of Psychology, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA.

Published: March 2011

In a recent commentary, DeSteno (2010) critiqued the work of Levy and Kelley (2010) which investigated the relationship of attachment style to the sex difference in jealousy. This commentary addresses the concerns raised by DeSteno; I briefly review some of the literature that was not addressed by DeSteno's commentary and discuss directions that future research may take.

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