{
  "id": 20220190,
  "title": "Psychologists map the connection between dark personality traits and romantic jealousy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/psychologists-map-the-connection-between-dark-personality-traits-and",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-11-15T19:00:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PsyPost",
    "slug": "psypost",
    "url": "https://www.psypost.org/how-aggressive-personality-traits-fuel-romantic-jealousy-through-obsessive-love/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A recent study published in Sexual and Relationship Therapy indicates that certain personality traits, specifically those associated with aggression, can manifest through obsessive and possessive behaviors in romantic relationships, leading to intense jealousy. The research, conducted by a team of psychologists from the Universidade Tuiuti do Parana in Brazil, explores the connection between various love styles and darker personality traits. The six distinct love styles identified by John Alan Lee in the 1970s include Eros, Ludus, Storge, Pragma, Mania, and Agape. The study aimed to investigate how these love styles intersect with antisocial personality traits and the different forms of jealousy. Participants in the study included 255 adult Brazilians, predominantly women aged 17 to 55. The researchers administered psychological questionnaires to assess participants' antisocial behaviors and their preferences for the six love styles. The findings revealed that the Ludus and Mania love styles, which involve elements of control, manipulation, and emotional volatility, were positively associated with aggression, irresponsibility, and manipulation. Interestingly, the Agape love style, often considered selfless and altruistic, also showed a positive link to certain antisocial traits, including aggression and manipulation. This suggests that even seemingly generous love styles can operate differently when expressed by individuals with antagonistic tendencies. While Storge and Pragma, love styles rooted in friendship and practicality, did not show significant links to antisocial behaviors, the study also examined the role of jealousy. The research team found that aggression was the only antisocial trait reliably linked to threat-based jealousy, with the Mania love style acting as a mediator between aggression and jealousy. Conversely, Storge was linked to non-threat jealousy. The study's statistical analysis showed that Mania partially mediated the relationship between aggression and threat-based jealousy, while fully mediating the connection between aggression and non-threat jealousy. However, the study acknowledges its limitations, primarily relying on self-reported questionnaires, which may not always provide accurate or honest assessments of participants' behaviors or emotions.",
  "summary": "New psychological research reveals how aggressive personality traits are channeled into romantic jealousy. The findings suggest that hostility often expresses itself through an obsessive, possessive approach to love, acting as a bridge to severe jealousy.",
  "key_points": [
    "Psychologists link dark personality traits to romantic jealousy",
    "Aggression and manipulation associated with Ludus, Mania love styles",
    "Agape love style also linked to aggression and manipulation"
  ],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}