TTLV: Research on Envy in Early Adulthood

1. Student's full name:Dao Thu Hang2. Gender:Female

3. Date of birth: 28/11/1993

4. Place of birth:Trung Van - Nam Tu Liem - Hanoi

5. Decision number for student admission:Decision No. 1722/2018/QD-XHNV, dated June 22, 2018, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in the training process:Are not

7. Thesis title:Research on envy in early adulthood.

8. Major:PsychologyCode:60310401

9. Scientific supervisorAssoc. Prof. Dr. Truong Thi Khanh Ha

10. Summary of the thesis results:

Envy arises from negative emotions that arise when comparing oneself to others because one lacks the qualities, achievements, or possessions that others have that the individual desires.

Research has shown that the level of envy in early adulthood is quite low, with harmless and harmful envy at moderate levels. The study results indicate that individuals experiencing negative emotional experiences when comparing themselves to those superior tend to either elevate their own status or belittle the status of the person they envy. In the realm of envy, only harmless envy shows a significant positive correlation with feelings of happiness. This demonstrates that increased levels of harmless envy contribute to individuals striving for superiority in comparison to others. Harmful envy, if used correctly, can be a powerful motivator. This is also a positive factor.

Factors such as gender, age, and educational level influence envy in early adulthood. Specifically, regarding gender, research shows that envy is higher in men than in women; regarding age, envy is significantly higher in the 36-45 age group compared to the 20-35 age group; and regarding educational level, early adulthood individuals with a high school education tend to have higher levels of harmless and harmful envy in general compared to those with a university or postgraduate degree.

The research results showed that areas of envy had no correlation with feelings of happiness. Harmful envy also had no correlation with feelings of happiness. In our opinion, this result may stem from the fact that the study participants generally had low levels of envy, and levels of harmful envy were also very low, so it did not negatively affect their overall feelings of happiness.

11. Practical applications:

Based on the results obtained from theoretical and practical research, this thesis provides an overview of envy in early adulthood and its influencing factors. It demonstrates the importance of reducing harmful envy and increasing happiness in early adulthood. Individuals need to view the issue positively from various perspectives, avoiding biased judgments about others, especially those who are superior to them. Furthermore, individuals need to self-assess and evaluate their own abilities accurately, avoiding overconfidence that can lead to harmful envy stemming from a failure to acknowledge the abilities and successes of others.

12. Future research directions:Further research is needed across different social groups, especially in highly competitive sectors.

13. Published works related to the thesis: Are not

INFORMATION OF MASTER'S THESIS

1.Full nameDao Thu Hang2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: 28^thNovember 1993

4.Place of birthTrung Van – Nam Tu Liem – Hanoi

5. Decision of student recognition No:1722/2018/QD-XHNV of the Principal of University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in the training course:None

7.Official thesis title:Study the Envy in Early Adults

8. WallPsychologyCode:60310401

9. SupervisorsAssoc. Prof. Dr. Truong Thi Khanh Ha

10. Summary of theses results:

Envy is the psychological characteristic that is aroused negative emotions in comparing of someone to another person. Envy is often occurred when the individual does not have the qualities, achievements or possesses the superiority of others that the individual desires.

Research has shown that the level of specific envy in the early adults is quite low, the level of benign and malicious envy in average. Research results show that individuals who have negative emotional experiences in comparing themselves with others have two trends: enhancing themselves' status or lowering the status of the others. In the domains of envy, only benign envy is positively correlated with the subjective well-being. This proves that the level of benign envy also contributes to motivate individuals to develop activities in comparison with other people. Benign envy can be a powerful impetus if it can be used properly, so benign envy can also be a positive factor.

Demographic factors such as gender, age, education level have affected on the envy of early adults. In terms of gender, research results show that envy is higher in men than women; in terms of age, envy in the age group of 36 to 45 is significantly higher than in the age group of 20 to 35; In terms of educational attainment, those who have graduated secondary school are more likely to be benign and malicious envy than those who have university or postgraduate degrees.

Research results show that al domains of envy have no correlation with subjective well-being. Malicious envy also has no correlation with subjective well-being. In our opinion, this result may stem from that the participants generally have low levels of envy, the level of malicious envy is also very low, so it can not cause negative effects on subjective well-being in general.

11. Practical applicability:

With the results obtained from the process of theoretical and practical research, the thesis provides the situation of the envy of early adults as well as the influencing factors. The results show that it is important to reduce the malicious envy and increase the well-being in early adulthood. Individual needs to see the problem in a positive way and in different ways, avoiding the negative judging about others, especially those who are better than themselves. In addition, individuals need to recognize and evaluate their abilities in the right way, avoiding overconfidence, leading to the emergence of malicious envy feelings from unable to accept the ability and success of others.

12. Further research directions, if any:Further research should be carried out in different social groups, especially in areas of highly competitive activities.

13. Thesis-related publications:None