About the test
Jealousy test
Sixteen statements from an open research item pool show how you describe your jealousy, and whether it shows most in feelings, checking or fear of loss.
Questionnaire / instrument: IPIP Jealousy Items
The test at a glance
- Price
- Free, including results
- Registration
- No account required
- Length
- 16 statements
- Time
- About 3 minutes
- Format
- Self-report · five response options
- Your report
- Overall score, pattern and three parts
The three parts
The parts follow the common split of jealousy into feelings, actions and the insecurity underneath:
Jealous feelings
Getting jealous easily, and feeling angry or hurt when a partner pays attention to someone else.
Suspicion and checking
Suspecting a partner, and needing to know where they are and who they are with.
Fear of losing someone
Worrying about being left or rejected, and doing anything to avoid it.
What your results show
Your report is available straight after the last statement. You can preview an example before starting.
- An overall score from 0 to 100 and what it means.
- Which part of your jealousy is strongest.
- Your score on each of the three parts, with tips that fit your result.
What does it measure?
How you describe your own jealousy in relationships, as one score and on three sides: jealous feelings, suspicion and checking, and fear of losing someone.
Where does it come from?
The 16 statements come from the International Personality Item Pool. Fifteen are from the item pool behind the CAT-PD by Simms and colleagues, and five of those are in its Relationship Insecurity scale. We picked the statements and grouped them into three parts, following the common split of jealousy into feelings, thoughts and actions. The grouping is our own and is not a published scale.
How is the result calculated?
Answers are scored from 1 to 5, with negatively worded statements reversed, and shown as a score from 0 to 100. The labels lower, middle and higher only describe where your answers fall on the answer scale. The report also shows which of the three parts is strongest.
What can the result tell you?
This is a self-report, so it shows how you see yourself. Because the grouping is our own, it has not been tested for reliability or validity, and the scores have no norms. The test cannot tell whether your worry is justified, and it is not a clinical test.
Languages and adaptations
English follows the IPIP statements. The translations are our own AI-assisted translations and have not been independently validated. Our explanations and result commentary are written for this website.
Frequently asked questions
Is jealousy normal?
Yes. Most people feel jealous at times, and it can show that a relationship matters to you. Problems usually come when it takes over, or turns into suspicion and control.
Can I take the test if I am single?
Yes. Answer based on your earlier relationships, or how you usually are when you are in one.
What is the difference between jealousy and envy?
Jealousy is about fearing to lose someone you have to a rival. Envy is wanting something another person has. This test is about jealousy in relationships.
Is the test validated?
The statements come from an open research item pool, and five of them are in a tested scale. The grouping into three parts is our own and has not been tested, so treat the result as a starting point for reflection.
When is jealousy a problem?
When it often makes you or your partner unhappy, or leads to checking, accusations or control. Then it can help to talk with a psychologist or a family counselling service.
Are my answers anonymous?
Answers are stored without your name or contact details, and you can delete your result later.
License and reuse
Public domainIPIP places its items and scales in the public domain. They may be used, copied, adapted and translated for commercial and non-commercial purposes without a fee or separate permission.
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Sources and further reading
Items from the CAT-PD item pool (Simms, L. J., Goldberg, L. R., Roberts, J. E., Watson, D., Welte, J., & Rotterman, J. H., 2011, Journal of Personality Assessment, 93(4), 380–389) and one ESCS item, published in the International Personality Item Pool: https://ipip.ori.org/AlphabeticalItemList.htm. Our own grouping; not a published scale.