Inheritance Behaviour

Surveillance Behaviours
Receiving a play-by-play of the partner’s day through snooping and checking behaviours can affect the relationship in more ways than one. Easier access through the use of technology has created more opportunities to invade a partner’s privacy. As a result, this can alter trust in the relationship, even though in many cases the checking behaviour is done in secret from the partner. Romantic jealousy has the ability to turn into an addictive behaviour, and therefore must be coped with correctly.
As mentioned, social media or technology in general, is becoming a big part of people’s everyday lives. Due to this, it is easy to “keep track” of another person’s events, activities, and even thoughts. In a relationship, one
Constantly reliving the encounter through rethinking actions, words, or their partner’s response can be destructive. Rumination over the cause of romantic jealousy has the ability to consume a jealous individual and impact relationship satisfaction and happiness.
Rumination involving continuous, intrusive thoughts, has been found to be a causal factor to experiencing negative emotions and consequences (Elphinston, Feeney, Noller, Connor, & Fitzgerald, 2013). As previously mentioned, jealousy steams from a threat to self-esteem, or a threat to the relationship. Intrusive thoughts can be in response to either or the two threats. These jealous thoughts are overpowering, therefore individuals might find it difficult to control their emotions (Elphinston et al., 2013). If the individual does not know how to remedy the destructive thoughts, then the cycle of thoughts will continue. Overwhelmed with these cognitions, the jealous partner’s reoccurring thoughts pave the way to relationship dissatisfaction (Elphinston et al.,
Furthermore, Nolen-Hoeksema, Wisco, & Lyubomirsky (2008) have shown that those who engage in rumination are more likely to develop depression and/or have longer lengths of depression. Negative thinking, reduced problem solving ability, and a wavering support network are a few effects of rumination, especially in those already affected by depression (Nolen-Hoeksema et al., 2008). It is stated that ruminators are also at an increased risk for developing anxiety disorders (Nolen-Hoeksema et al., 2008). In addition, ruminators act in ways that might be counterproductive in relationships. For example, jealous partners can become dependent, ‘needy’, and sometimes even aggressive as a result of their rumination tendencies (Nolen-Hoeksema et al., 2008). Rumination can impair many things, including cognitive thoughts, behaviour, as well as relationship satisfaction and overall happiness (Nolen-Hoeksema et al.,