Making a partner jealous on purpose drew three kinds of response, one of them aggressive

The authors call it jealousy induction. That means trying to make a partner jealous on purpose.

They built a chain. The goal shapes the tactic, the tactic shapes the partner's response, and the response shapes the outcome.

They found two goals. The authors call the first relational rewards, meaning gains in the relationship. The second was revenge.

They found three tactics. People pulled away, flirted for show, or pointed to other possible partners.

They found three partner responses. Some partners turned aggressive, some withdrew, and some tried harder in the relationship.

This was one study, and the model was new. The test gave it partial support, with changes to several parts.

The three responses did not act as one thing, so they were treated one by one.

The final model did not fit well on the main statistical test. It fit very well on other measures. The abstract does not give the number of people.

The Testing Pattern is when you push someone to find out whether they will stay. A made-up rival is one way to push.

This paper does not study that pattern. But it shows a partner may pull away or turn aggressive, not only try harder.

Catch comes first. Catch means you feel the body signal and name the pattern before it becomes the behavior.

The body signal is what you feel in your body as the pattern starts. It might be a tight chest when a reply is slow.

Then Intercept, the second move: interrupt the usual response and choose a different action before the old pattern completes. Ask the plain question you wanted answered.

The abstract does not say which tactic worked, or how often each response came.

The study did not test The Archivist Method. It looked at romantic relationships, not friends or family.