Multidimensional Jealousy Scale (MJS) Test
How the Scales are Structured
Who Usually Takes This Test?
See How You Compare
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.
Example Questions From the Test
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Multidimensional Jealousy Scale (MJS) Test - Description and methodology of the test
People who want to understand recurring insecurity, suspicion, or possessive reactions in a relationship can use this test as a structured jealousy self-assessment. The Multidimensional Jealousy Scale (MJS) Test places those experiences in a clear self-report format, covering emotional, cognitive, and behavioral manifestations while summarizing them in one overall result rather than identifying a predominant dimension.
What This Test Measures
Rather than treating jealousy as one feeling, the questionnaire examines reactions to possible rivals, perceived intimacy, and uncertainty about a partner’s attention. Someone can use a multidimensional jealousy questionnaire to reflect on patterns in a current or past intimate relationship and consider how jealousy appears across these situations.
Results are shown as one overall score on the Multidimensional Jealousy Scale: 0-100, with Low 0-33, Moderate 34-66, or High 67-100. The item themes are:
- Emotional jealousy shows the strength of upset or distress triggered by perceived romantic threats.
- Cognitive jealousy reflects suspicions, worries, and interpretations about a partner’s interest in others.
- Behavioral jealousy describes checking, questioning, monitoring, or interrupting used to manage concern.
The overall result indicates reported intensity across these experiences, not a single cause or relationship verdict.
Methodology and Evidence Base
The response format changes with the kind of situation described. Some items ask how often a respondent experiences thoughts or uses checking and questioning behaviors, while others ask how pleased, neutral, or upset the person would feel in a partner-related situation. Each prompt offers seven ordered response choices, allowing intensity or frequency to be reported rather than forcing a yes-or-no answer.
Methodologically, the online questionnaire is conceptually consistent with the published MJS (Pfeiffer & Wong, 1989), an instrument that treats jealousy as emotional, cognitive, and behavioral experience. The online version is not a documented adaptation of that instrument and has no published norms or standardization. Elphinston, Feeney, and Noller (2011) later examined the scale in Australian samples, offering relevant context for interpreting this romantic jealousy assessment as a multidimensional construct.
The online score is best read as a structured summary of self-reported tendencies. Responses can be shaped by current relationship circumstances, memory, self-awareness, and the wish to present oneself favorably. A high result signals stronger reported jealousy in the situations represented here, not a diagnosis or proof of a partner’s behavior.
- Pfeiffer, Susan M., & Wong, Paul T. P. (1989). Multidimensional jealousy. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 6(2), 181-196. 10.1177/026540758900600203
- Elphinston, Rachel A., Feeney, Judith A., & Noller, Patricia (2011). Measuring romantic jealousy: Validation of the Multidimensional Jealousy Scale in Australian samples. Australian Journal of Psychology, 63(4), 243-251. 10.1111/j.1742-9536.2011.00026.x
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