ЗАВИСТ, ЗЛОБА И ЗЛОРАДСТВО – ОЦЕНКА И ВЗАИМОВРЪЗКИ В ЮНОШЕСТВОТО
ENVY, SPITEFULNESS, AND SCHADENFREUDE-ASSESSMENT AND RELATIONS IN ADOLESCENCE

Summary/Abstract: Manifestations of envy, spitefulness, and schadenfreude are commonly socially unacceptable and negatively evaluated, and evidence from previous research suggests that they are potentially associated with various manifestations of maladjustment. The present study with 640 adolescents examines the relationships between envy as a personality trait (assessed with the Dispositional Envy Scale (DES) in its three-component model proposed by Kalchev and Koleva), the tendency to cause harm, even at the cost of personal harm (Spitefullness Scale) and the tendency to respond positively to others‘ misfortune or distress (Youth Schadenfreude Scale). Results showed positive correlations between the constructs; regression analysis was also performed, which proved the good explanatory power for the prediction of schadenfreude in adolescence (58% explained variance). Of the components of dispositional envy, only Envy-Hostility towards the Other had a strong direct effect on spitefulness (β=0.51, 26% explained variance) and an indirect one, through its mediating role on Schadenfreude (β=0.64). The other two components Envy-self-esteem and Envy attitudes, although with a smaller predictive role, had a direct impact on Schadenfreude. Current data have demonstrated that malicious envy, spite, and schadenfreude are strongly related and outline pathways for understanding functioning and interpersonal relationships in adolescence.

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