When envy leads to schadenfreude

Autor: Niels van de Ven, Richard H. Smith, Wilco W. van Dijk, Marcel Zeelenberg, Charles E. Hoogland, Seger M. Breugelmans
Přispěvatelé: Department of Social Psychology, Marketing
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Cognition and Emotion, 29(6), 1007-1025. Psychology Press Ltd
van de Ven, N, Hoogland, C E, Smith, R H, Van Dijk, W W, Breugelmans, S M & Zeelenberg, M 2015, ' When envy leads to schadenfreude ', Cognition and Emotion, vol. 29, no. 6, pp. 1007-1025 . https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2014.961903
Cognition and Emotion, 29(6), 1007-1025. Taylor& Francis
ISSN: 0269-9931
Popis: Previous research has yielded inconsistent findings concerning the relationship between envy and schadenfreude. Three studies examined whether the distinction between benign and malicious envy can resolve this inconsistency. We found that malicious envy is related to schadenfreude, while benign envy is not. This result held both in the Netherlands where benign and malicious envy are indicated by separate words (Study 1: Sample A, N = 139; Sample B, N = 150), and in the USA where a single word is used to denote both types (Study 2, N = 180; Study 3, N = 349). Moreover, the effect of malicious envy on schadenfreude was independent of other antecedents of schadenfreude (such as feelings of inferiority, disliking the target person, anger, and perceived deservedness). These findings improve our understanding of the antecedents of schadenfreude and help reconcile seemingly contradictory findings on the relationship between envy and schadenfreude.Keywords: Envy, Malicious envy, Benign envy, Schadenfreude, Social comparison, Deservedness
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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