Seeing the green-eyed monster? The effects of perceiving oneself to be the target of envy.

摘要

Research suggests that envy is an ubiquitous part of organizational life. However, research from the perspective of the individual who is the target of envious feelings is scant. Thus, the goal of the current study was to further the literature on organizational envy by examining the relationship between perceiving that one is the target of envy and subsequent individual performance. Moreover, the study examined the influence that the need to belong, narcissism, coach support, and gender have on the relationship between perceived envy and individual performance. The current study's sample consisted of members of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) basketball teams across the nation. It was hypothesized that perceptions of envy would be negatively associated with individual performance and that relationship would be moderated by an individual's need to belong, narcissism, gender, and coach support. Results found that gender moderated the relationship between perceiving to be the target of envy and subsequent individual performance, such that men were more adversely affected by perceptions of envy when compared to women.