When Misfortune Befalls Another
Date
2015-04Author
Abel, Cassandra L.
Johnson, Amanda L.
Advisor(s)
Bleske-Rechek, April L.
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The current study has two objectives: 1.) to investigate whether happiness in response to another?s misfortune is more closely tied to disliking them or envying them. 2.) To investigate people?s feelings of schadenfreude in response to others? downfalls in evolutionarily-meaningful domains6 (as opposed to academic performance), including small group belonging, large group status, attractiveness, and mating success;
Subject
Young adults
Envy
Schadenfreude
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http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/74492Description
Color poster with text and graphs.