Evaluating the psychometric properties of the Italian version of Benign Envy and Malicious Envy Scale among Italian workers

Soraci, P, Bevan, N, Pisanti, R, Servidio, R and Griffiths, MD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524, 2025. Evaluating the psychometric properties of the Italian version of Benign Envy and Malicious Envy Scale among Italian workers. Cogent Psychology, 12 (1): 2489823. ISSN 2331-1908

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Abstract

The present study analyzed the psychometric properties of the Italian adaptation of the Benign Envy and Malicious Envy Scale (BEMES) in the workplace context. The scale’s construct, convergent, and discriminant validity were examined and compared with related constructs such as social comparison, life satisfaction, mental well-being, and psychological distress. A convenience sample of 507 Italian workers (M age = 35.15 years [SD = ±12.31]; 82.38% female) successfully completed an online survey. Confirmatory factor analyses showed the bi-factor structure of the BEMES did not provide a good fit to the data. Consequently, two items with low loadings were removed from their respective hypothesized latent factors. The scale’s reliability was satisfactory, demonstrating good internal consistency (Cronbach’s α = 0.74–0.80; McDonald’s ω = 0.75–0.80). The scale’s validity was supported by associations with related constructs: benign envy had significant positive associations with increased social comparison, higher life satisfaction, and better mental well-being, while having negative associations with anxiety, stress, and depression. Conversely, malicious envy had positive associations with anxiety, stress, depression, and increased social comparison, while having negative associations with higher life satisfaction and better mental well-being. Findings contribute to a better understanding of envy in occupational contexts.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Cogent Psychology
Creators:	Soraci, P., Bevan, N., Pisanti, R., Servidio, R. and Griffiths, M.D.
Publisher:	Informa UK Limited
Date:	2025
Volume:	12
Number:	1
ISSN:	2331-1908
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1080/23311908.2025.2489823 DOI 2429016 Other
Rights:	© 2025 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Laura Borcherds
Date Added:	23 Apr 2025 10:07
Last Modified:	23 Apr 2025 10:07
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/53437

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