Antecedents and Consequences of Envy
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The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between individual attributes and envy, and to determine how envy may impact personal response variables in the workplace. To address these issues we apply Vecchio's theory on antecedents and consequences of envy (1995) as a theoretical framework. The present study relied on a cross-sectional measurement design. A total of 135 leaders and 772 followers employed in business organizations participated. SEM analysis shows that span of supervision serves as an important antecedent of envy, where span of supervision is significantly associated to envy via supportive leadership. Furthermore, envy seems to be indirectly and negatively related to self-esteem via distress and directly related to social loafing. The implications of these findings are discussed, and suggestions for future research are outlined.
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Emotional states, such as envy or shame, affect self-esteem, and self-esteem regulation and emotion regulation mutually affect each other.
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- Authors
- Thompson, G., Glasø, L., & Martinsen, Ø.
- Affiliations
- BI Norwegian Business School (NO)
- Corresponding author
- Thompson, Geir
- Venue
- The Journal of Social Psychology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2015-05-11
- Volume
- 156
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 139-153
- ISSN
- 0022-4545 (ISSN-L)
- 1940-1183
- OpenAlex
- W2199414751
- Cited by
- 69
- References
- 51
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- FWCI
- 3.82
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- hdl.handle.net
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- other-oa
- Locations
- The Journal of Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- BIBSYS Brage (BIBSYS (Norway)) (acceptedVersion)
- NORA - Norwegian Open Research Archives (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Emotions and Moral Behavior
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Keywords
- envy, supportive leadership, self-esteem, distress, social loafing, leader-follower relationships, workplace behavior
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Employment, Female, Humans, Leadership, Male, Personality, Self Concept, Social Perception
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