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Jealousy at work: The role of rivals’ characteristics - Zurriaga et al.

  • 30 de març de 2018
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Nos complace anunciar que se ha publicado en Scandinavian Journal of Psychology el siguiente artículo:

 

Zurriaga, R., Gonzalez-Navarro, P., Buunk, A. P. & Dijkstra, P. (2018). Jealousy at work: The role of rivals’ characteristics. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology.

 

Resumen:

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.

 

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