Ma Liping, Li Xiaojun, Xiang Yanhui
Chinese Ethical Civilization Research Center, Key Research Base of the Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China.
Cognition and Human Behavior Key Laboratory of Hunan Province, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China.
J Gen Psychol. 2025 Apr-Jun;152(2):151-171. doi: 10.1080/00221309.2024.2331137. Epub 2025 Jan 6.
Although cross-sectional studies have explored the correlation between envy and loneliness, few longitudinal studies have investigated the bidirectional association between envy and loneliness at both trait and state levels. Here, through a longitudinal study and a daily diary investigation, we examined the interrelationships between envy and loneliness at both trait and state levels. In study 1, 288 college students answered the Dispositional Envy Scale (DES) and UCLA Loneliness Scale (UCL-8 Scale) twice with a one-year interval. The results of cross-lagged analysis indicated that dispositional envy could predict trait loneliness, while not vice versa. In study 2, using the adapted items form DES and UCL-8, a 14-day diary survey from a sample of 195 college students was conducted to investigate the interrelationship between state envy and state loneliness. The results of multivariate latent growth models and hierarchical linear models indicated that state envy could positively predict state loneliness and vice versa. Taken together, these findings uncover the bidirectional relationship between envy and loneliness at both the trait and state levels.
虽然横断面研究探讨了嫉妒与孤独之间的相关性，但很少有纵向研究在特质和状态层面考察嫉妒与孤独之间的双向关联。在此，通过一项纵向研究和每日日记调查，我们在特质和状态层面检验了嫉妒与孤独之间的相互关系。在研究1中，288名大学生间隔一年两次回答了特质嫉妒量表（DES）和加州大学洛杉矶分校孤独量表（UCL - 8量表）。交叉滞后分析结果表明，特质嫉妒可以预测特质孤独，反之则不然。在研究2中，使用改编自DES和UCL - 8的项目，对195名大学生样本进行了为期14天的日记调查，以研究状态嫉妒与状态孤独之间的相互关系。多元潜在增长模型和分层线性模型的结果表明，状态嫉妒可以正向预测状态孤独，反之亦然。综上所述，这些发现揭示了嫉妒与孤独在特质和状态层面的双向关系。
