The pernicious effects of malicious versus benign envy: Perceived injustice, emotional hostility and counterproductive behaviors in the workplace

• Ginés Navarro-Carrillo ^[1] ; Ana M. Beltrán-Morillas ^[1] ; Inmaculada Valor-Segura ^[1] ; Francisca Expósito ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad de Granada

     Universidad de Granada

     Granada, España

     
• Localización: The Spanish Journal of Psychology, ISSN 1138-7416, Nº 21, 2018, págs. 1-9
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1017/sjp.2018.49
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  • Despite the fact that literature regarding the implications of envy in the work environment has generated growing interest in recent years, the role of malicious and benign envy in the workplace has scarcely been studied.

    Therefore, the present study, using an experimental design, N = 213 (140 female and 73 male; Mage = 31.05, SD = 10.01;

    range from 18 to 68), aims to examine the effects of malicious (vs. benign) envy on perceived injustice, negative emotions, and the individual tendency to express counterproductive work behaviors. The results obtained showed that the mere activation of malicious envy (vs. benign envy) leads to an increased perceived injustice (p < .001, ηp 2 = .15), and to higher levels of negative emotions (p < .001, ηp 2 = .18) and counterproductive (harmful) behaviors toward the envied co-worker (p < .001, ηp 2 = .16). Additionally, we found that perceptions of injustice and negative emotions mediated the effect of malicious (vs. benign) envy on the inclination to express counterproductive work behaviors (Indirect Effect (IE) = .227, SE = .064, 95% CI [.127, .386]. Finally, these findings and their possible implications are discussed.

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