Cognitive behavioural responses to envy: development of a new measure. Issue 4 (29th July 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jordan, Cheryl; Vitoratou, Silia; Siew, Yee; Chalder, Trudie
• Is Part Of: Behavioural and cognitive psychotherapy. Volume 48:Issue 4(2020)
• Page Start: 408
• Page End: 418
• Publication Date: 2020-07-29
• Subjects: behavioural, -- cognitive, -- emotional, -- envy, -- malicious, -- psychometric; Behavior therapy -- Periodicals; 616.89142
• DOI: 10.1017/S1352465819000614
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1352-4658

Abstract

Abstract: Background: Envy is depicted as motivating destructive desires and actions intended to spoil or destroy that which is envied. Aim: To develop a new valid and reliable measure of malicious envy (C-BRES), which included items representing the cognitive, emotional and behavioural responses empirically associated with this emotion. Method: A total of 203 adults completed the new 22-item cognitive and behavioural responses to envy scale (C-BRES). Exploratory factor analysis was carried out to test for reliability and internal consistency of the C-BRES. Evidence towards the concurrent construct validity (convergent and discriminant) of the C-BRES was assessed through correlations with the Dispositional envy scale and other measures of psychosocial outcomes empirically linked to envy. Results: Factor analysis for categorical data identified five dimensions of envy, namely: injustice, hostility, malicious action tendencies, malicious feelings and behavioural responses. The reliability indices of the five factors and the total scale were satisfactory (>0.85). Evidence towards the concurrent construct validity (convergent and discriminant) of the C-BRES is reported. In particular, envy was associated with higher levels of depression, psychoticism, neuroticism, anger and lower levels of self-esteem and quality of life. Conclusion: All findings support the psychometric adequacy of the C-BRES.