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Article: Research from City University of New York, Baruch College yields new findings on applied social psychology.
- Article from:
- Psychology & Psychiatry Journal
- Article date:
- October 10, 2009
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According to a study from the United States, "Episodic envy, the unpleasant emotion resulting from a specific negative social comparison, is discussed. A new measure designed to assess it is developed, validated, and cross-validated in 3 studies."
"The implications of episodic envy are also examined. episodic envy is composed of a feeling component and a comparison component; and is different from unfairness, admiration, and competition. The feeling component is strongly correlated with negative emotional reactions (anxiety, depression, negative mood, hostility) and behavioral reactions (e.g., harming the other, creating a negative work atmosphere) to envy. The ...