Despite envy's importance as a driver of social behavior, scholars disagree on its
conceptualization. We review the literature and distinguish three incongruent theories:(a) …

The recent surge in envy research has brought with it a line of inquiry differentiating between
“benign” and “malicious” envy.“Benign” envy involves the motivation to improve the self …

Previous research has yielded inconsistent findings concerning the relationship between
envy and schadenfreude. Three studies examined whether the distinction between benign …

Envy is the pain that arises from the good fortune of others. Recent research identified two
subtypes of envy, benign and malicious envy. Malicious envy is the envy subtype with action …

The authors reviewed the psychological research on envy. The authors examined
definitional challenges associated with studying envy, such as the important distinction …

For centuries, scholars have argued that envy is the source of much aggressive behavior as
well as the root cause of much unhappiness, but it is only recently that there have been …

Envy is the painful emotion caused by the good fortune of others. This research empirically
supports the distinction between two qualitatively different types of envy, namely benign and …

The nature of envy has recently been the subject of a heated debate. Some researchers see
envy as a complex, yet unitary construct that despite being hostile in nature can lead to both …

Envy is a frustrating emotion that arises from upward social comparison. Two studies
investigated the appraisals that distinguish benign envy (aimed at improving one's own …

ALTHOUGH THE EMOTION OF ENVY has been recognized and discussed ever since
biblical times, recently there has been a surge in the scientific study of envy by researchers …