Do We Always Hope to Become “Better” When We Experience Envy? Effects of Incidental Envy and Social Context on Self-Improvement Behavior

Incidental envy is known to motivate self-improvement behavior. This phenomenon occurs in part because feelings of inferiority guide subsequent behavior in a way to self-improve, after experiencing envy. However, no research has yet examined whether this tendency may be affected by social context: p...

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Main Authors: Y. Jin Youn, Kiwan Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Marketing Association 2017-07-01
Series:Asia Marketing Journal
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Online Access:https://amj.kma.re.kr/journal/vol19/iss2/3/