Localizing adult playfulness in dimensions of romantic attachment and jealousy in singles

= 384 singles. As expected, singles showed greater insecure attachment than couples, whereas only cognitive jealousy was elevated in comparison to partnered individuals. Our findings replicated associations between playfulness and attachment, with Other-directed playfulness being the strongest predictor of lower avoidant attachment and Lighthearted playfulness showing a small negative association with anxious attachment. However, we found negligible associations with jealousy. We discuss the role of playfulness in singles and couples and whether the reframing process that characterizes playfulness might be less active in singles when it comes to jealousy in the sense of (re)interpreting actual and perceived relationship threats.