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Jealousy at work: The role of rivals’ characteristics
- Source :
- Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 59(4), 443-450. Wiley
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2018.
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Abstract
- The present study examined rival characteristics that may evoke jealousy in the workplace, differences between men and women in this regard, and the relationship between jealousy responses and intrasexual competitiveness and social comparison orientation. Participants were 426 male and female employees. By means of a questionnaire, participants were presented with a jealousy-evoking scenario after which jealousy responses to 24 rival characteristics were assessed. Findings showed that a rival's social communal attributes evoked highest levels of jealousy, and that, compared to men, women reported more jealousy in response to a rival's physical attractiveness. Overall, as individuals had higher scores on intrasexual competitiveness and social comparison orientation, they also experienced more jealousy in response to their rival, regardless of his or her characteristics. These findings suggest that those characteristics that are highly valued in employees may backfire when employees perceive co-workers as rivals.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Employment
Male
sex differences
Competitive Behavior
SEX-DIFFERENCES
Social comparison orientation
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Jealousy
050109 social psychology
INDIVIDUAL-DIFFERENCES
050105 experimental psychology
work
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
social comparison
INTRASEXUAL COMPETITION
TESTOSTERONE
Developmental and Educational Psychology
medicine
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
NEGATIVE EMOTIONS
reproductive and urinary physiology
General Psychology
CONFLICT
media_common
Social comparison theory
urogenital system
Aggression
05 social sciences
Physical attractiveness
General Medicine
Middle Aged
humanities
Dominance (ethology)
Social Perception
DOMINANCE
Sexual selection
FEMALE COMPETITION
AGGRESSION
Female
WORKPLACE
medicine.symptom
Psychology
Social psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00365564
- Volume :
- 59
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5a21e34c0a515045e1b6f71e055296a9