Envy or admiration: Employees’ psychological and behavioral reactions to colleagues being empowered

doi:10.3724/SP.J.1041.2024.01401

Acta Psychologica Sinica ›› 2024, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (10): 1401-1416.doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1041.2024.01401

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Envy or admiration: Employees’ psychological and behavioral reactions to colleagues being empowered

JIA Jianfeng¹^,²^,³, LIU Weipeng¹(), DUAN Jinyun⁴(), ZHAO Yang¹

¹School of Business Administration, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110169, China
²National Frontiers Science Center for Industrial Intelligence and Systems Optimization, Shenyang 110819, China
³Key Laboratory of Data Analytics and Optimization for Smart Industry, Shenyang 110819, China
⁴School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China

Published:2024-10-25 Online:2024-07-10
Contact: LIU Weipeng,DUAN Jinyun E-mail:wpliu666@163.com;mgjyduan@hotmail.com

Abstract

JIA Jianfeng, LIU Weipeng, DUAN Jinyun, ZHAO Yang. (2024). Envy or admiration: Employees’ psychological and behavioral reactions to colleagues being empowered. Acta Psychologica Sinica, 56(10), 1401-1416.

Variables	Mean	SD	1	2	3
1. Colleagues being empowered	3.85	1.61
2. Procedural justice	3.88	1.43	0.39^***
3. Envy	3.08	1.18	0.41^***	0.17^***
4. Admiration	3.86	1.58	?0.62^***	?0.35^***	?0.49^***

Variables	Mean	SD	1	2	3
1. Colleagues being empowered	3.85	1.61
2. Procedural justice	3.88	1.43	0.39^***
3. Envy	3.08	1.18	0.41^***	0.17^***
4. Admiration	3.86	1.58	?0.62^***	?0.35^***	?0.49^***

Variables	Mean	SD	1	2	3	4	5
1. Colleagues being empowered	5.56	0.95
2. Procedural justice	4.80	0.85	0.15^*
3. Envy	2.80	0.73	0.28^***	?0.33^***
4. Admiration	5.13	0.85	0.34^***	0.56^***	?0.14^*
5. Workplace ostracism	2.52	0.74	0.54^***	?0.21^***	0.38^***	?0.05
6. Observational learning	5.36	0.80	0.13^*	0.42^***	?0.14^*	0.46^***	?0.08

Variables	Mean	SD	1	2	3	4	5
1. Colleagues being empowered	5.56	0.95
2. Procedural justice	4.80	0.85	0.15^*
3. Envy	2.80	0.73	0.28^***	?0.33^***
4. Admiration	5.13	0.85	0.34^***	0.56^***	?0.14^*
5. Workplace ostracism	2.52	0.74	0.54^***	?0.21^***	0.38^***	?0.05
6. Observational learning	5.36	0.80	0.13^*	0.42^***	?0.14^*	0.46^***	?0.08

Variables	Mean	SD	1	2	3	4	5
1. Colleagues being empowered	5.00	1.32
2. Procedural justice	5.15	1.27	0.59^***
3. Envy	2.53	0.86	0.25	?0.15^***
4. Admiration	5.26	1.23	0.40^***	0.25^***	0.02
5. Workplace ostracism	2.01	1.07	0.05	?0.03	0.26^***	?0.02
6. Observational learning	4.00	1.58	0.25^***	0.10^***	0.30^***	0.32^***	0.11^***

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