Psychometric properties of the Benign and Malicious Envy Scale: A cross-cultural study in the Arab Maghreb countries.

Autor: Sabah A; Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, Hassiba Benbouali University of Chlef, Chlef 02076, Algeria. Electronic address: s.aiche@univ-chlef.dz., Aljaberi MA; Department of Internal Medicine, Section Nursing Science, Erasmus University Medical Center (Erasmus MC), Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Electronic address: musheer.jaberi@gmail.com., Hajji J; Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Gafsa, Gafsa University, Gafsa 2100, Tunisia; Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, Tunis University, Gafsa 2100, Tunisia., El-Mir M; Department of Psychology, Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences Dhar El-Mehraz, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fes, Morocco., Al-Najjar R; Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences, Dahr El Mehraz, University of Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdallah, Fes, Morocco., Ali AM; Department of Psychiatric Nursing and Mental Health, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Smouha, Alexandria 21527, Egypt. Electronic address: amira.mohali@alexu.edu.eg., Hsieh MT; Department of Family Medicine and Community Medicine, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; School of Medicine, College of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Electronic address: kaplan210@yahoo.com.tw., Lin CY; Institute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan; Biostatistics Consulting Center, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan; Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan. Electronic address: cylin36933@gmail.com.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Acta psychologica [Acta Psychol (Amst)] 2024 Aug; Vol. 248, pp. 104397. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 18.
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104397
Abstrakt: Background: The Benign and Malicious Envy Scale (BeMaS) is designed to assess the trait of envy and evaluate individual differences in people's tendency to experience benign or malicious envy towards superior comparison standards.
Objective: This study aimed to examine the factor structure of the BeMaS in Arab culture through exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis and to ensure the measurement equivalence of the benign and malicious envy scale across three countries in the Arab Maghreb region (Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco).
Methods: The study was conducted on a sample of 1047 students from various universities across three countries, Algeria (n = 401), Tunisia (n = 289), and Morocco (n = 357), and implemented a cross-sectional study design. The study involved individuals aged 18-64 (M = 22.00, SD = 4.79). Most were females (64.4 %, n = 674), with substantial male representation (35.6 %, n = 373). All participants completed the Arabic BeMaS.
Results: The confirmatory factor analysis results indicated that the Arabic BeMaS has a two-factor structure for the total sample and each subsample. However, some modifications were necessary in the Tunisian sample. The overall results suggest that the two-factor structure of the BeMaS is valid and reliable in the Arab context. At the same time, differences between the three groups suggest cultural differences despite similarities in language, geographic proximity, and shared customs and traditions. Additionally, the results highlight the need for further research into envy, particularly within Arabic culture. Religious and cultural traditions may significantly influence how envy is experienced and perceived, making such cultural differences important to investigate.
Conclusion: In summary, this study contributes to our measurement of Envy in the Arab context by validating BeMaS and highlighting the importance of cultural factors in measuring and explaining envy. However, further research is needed to deepen our understanding of this complex emotion in different cultural and social contexts.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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