Effect of Social Comparison on Schadenfreude Moderating role of Interpersonal Jealousy among Adolescents

Abstract

Schadenfreude refers the feeling of envy and jealousy. Interpersonal jealousy is a pervasive and negative emotion within a context of interpersonal relations. Schadenfreude is clear as feelings of pleasure at someone else’s disaster .The present research investigates the predictors of schadenfreude by studying the moderating role of interpersonal jealousy. Firstly, the study intended to investigate the predictors of schadenfreude among adolescents university students. Secondly the study examined the moderating role of interpersonal jealousy between interpersonal jealousy and social comparison. In this regard, Social comparison leads towards schadenfreude and interpersonal jealousy were moderate their relationship at adolescent’s age.

This cross- sectional study was conducted at Sargodha, Pakistan. Participants comprised of 300 adolescent’s. Data was collected by administering schadenfreude Questionnaire, Batool, 2013. Interpersonal jealousy Questionnaire and social comparison Questionnaire. SPSS-20 has been used for data analysis. The study has been completed in one year. A total of 300 from adolescents participated in the study. The correlation analysis confirmed that the social comparison had positive correlation with Schadenfreude (p<0.01). Interpersonal jealousy had Positive correlation with Schadenfreude (p<0.01). Thus the Social comparison and interpersonal jealousy are positive analysts of schadenfreude.

In this study, findings suggested that interpersonal jealousy paid to later development of schadenfreude among adolescent’s.