Understanding the Relationship between Envy, Emotional Regulation and Self – Efficacy among Young Adults

Abstract

The Study aims to Understand the relationship between envy, emotional regulation and self-efficacy among young adults. Totally 150 individuals participated in this study. The scales used in this study to measure envy, emotional regulation and self-efficacy is The Benign and Malicious Envy Scale (BeMaS), Emotional Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ), and The New General Efficacy Scale. Data were analyzed using Skewness and kurtosis test to analyze the normality, Pearson Correlation test to analyze the relationship among variables and independent t-test is to analyze the difference. Results indicated that young adults reported moderate to high levels of envy, emotional regulation and self-efficacy. Benign envy was positively associated with emotional regulation and self-efficacy, while malicious envy showed weak and no significant associations. Emotional regulation and self-efficacy were strongly interrelated. No significant gender differences were observed however, urban participants reported higher envy than rural participants. These findings highlight the adaptive role of benign envy and the important link between emotional regulation and self-efficacy.