El efecto del merecimiento sobre la intensidad de "schadenfreude" en situaciones de envidiaun estudio evolutivo

  1. Laura Quintanilla 1
  2. Patricia Recio 1
  1. 1 Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
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    Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia

    Madrid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02msb5n36

Journal:
Journal for the Study of Education and Development, Infancia y Aprendizaje

ISSN: 0210-3702,  1578-4126

Year of publication: 2019

Volume: 42

Issue: 2

Pages: 392-409

Type: Article

DOI: 10.1080/02103702.2019.1578924 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

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Abstract

Objetivos: la envidia es una emoción social negativa que surge de una comparación social. En este estudio se explora el efecto del merecimiento en la intensidad de schadenfreude (la alegría por el mal ajeno) en comparaciones envidiosas. Método: los participantes, 181 menores de entre tres y 10 años, tenían que describir qué sentía un personaje envidioso cuando la persona a la que envidiaba perdía su privilegio (ventaja merecida o inmerecida) y, después, tenían explicar sus respuestas. Resultados: los resultados muestran que la intensidad de schadenfreude era mayor cuando la ventaja perdida era inmerecida que cuando era merecida, pero solo en el caso de los participantes más jóvenes. La diferencia entre las dos condiciones disminuía con la edad. Las explicaciones de los niños en los casos de schadenfreude se basaban en el perjuicio de la persona envidiada, mientras que las respuestas compasivas se justificaban por el infortunio y el final igualitario de la historia (nadie gana nada). Conclusiones: en la discusión se alude a posibles factores como la adquisición de las normas de expresión, el merecimiento y la percepción de igualdad, que contribuyen al conocimiento infantil de emociones como la envidia y la schadenfreude.

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