Envy, politics, and age

In the last 5 years, the phrase "politics of envy" has appeared more than 621 times in English-language newspapers, generally in opinion essays contending that political liberalism reflects and exploits feelings of envy. Oddly, this assertion has not been tested empirically. We did so with...

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Published in:Frontiers in psychology 2013, Vol.4, p.67-67
Main Authors: Harris, Christine R, Henniger, Nicole E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
age
attitudes
emotion
Emotion Regulation
envy
Political psychology
Psychology
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Summary:In the last 5 years, the phrase "politics of envy" has appeared more than 621 times in English-language newspapers, generally in opinion essays contending that political liberalism reflects and exploits feelings of envy. Oddly, this assertion has not been tested empirically. We did so with a large adult sample (n = 357). Participants completed a Dispositional Envy Scale and questions about political ideology, socioeconomic status, and age. Envy and age were moderately correlated; younger people reported greater envy. Political ideology and envy were weakly correlated; however, this relationship was not significant when controlling for age.
ISSN:1664-1078
1664-1078
DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00067