A IMPACT OF ENVY ON INTERPERSONAL CONFLICT WITH MEDIATINGROLE OF SCHADENFREUDE AND MODERATING ROLE OF WORK ETHICSAMONG NURSES IN PAKISTAN
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The objective of this study was to examine the impact of envy on interpersonal conflict, through the mechanism of schadenfreude and the moderating effect of work ethics, among nurses in Pakistan. Convenient sampling technique was used in order to draw the sample. Data were collected from 200 employed nurses who had been working at different levels in Pakistani hospitals. Regression analysis was run in order to test the hypotheses. Study findings suggested that Envy is positively associated with interpersonal conflict, while schadenfreude partially mediates this relationship. In addition, work ethics moderates the association such that it weakens the positive relationship between schadenfreude and interpersonal conflict. The paper concludes by discussing the limitations as well as future research directions.Abstract
The primary objective of this study was to investigate the effect of envy on interpersonal conflict among nurses in Pakistan, with schadenfreude examined as an underlying mediating mechanism and work ethics as a moderating variable. A convenience sampling technique was employed to collect data from 200 employed nurses working at various hierarchical levels in Pakistani hospitals. Regression analysis was conducted to test the proposed hypotheses. The results revealed that envy has a significant positive relationship with interpersonal conflict, and this relationship is partially mediated by schadenfreude. Furthermore, work ethics was found to moderate this relationship by weakening the positive association between schadenfreude and interpersonal conflict. The study concludes with a discussion of its limitations and provides recommendations for future research.
