The nature of envy has recently been the subject of a heated debate. Some researchers see envy as a complex, yet unitary construct that despite being hostile in nature can lead to both hostile and nonhostile reactions. Others offer a dual approach to envy, in which envy’s outcomes reflect two types of envy: benign envy, involving upward motivation, and malicious envy, involving hostility against superior others. We compare these competing conceptualizations of envy in an adversarial (yet collaborative) review. Our goal is to aid the consumers of envy research in navigating the intricacies of this debate. We identify agreements and disagreements and describe implications for theory, methodology, and measurement, as well as challenges and opportunities for future work.

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羡慕：对抗性审查和两种竞争观点的比较

嫉妒的性质最近引起了激烈的辩论。一些研究人员认为嫉妒是一个复杂而统一的结构，尽管它在本质上是敌对的，但可以导致敌对和非敌对的反应。其他人则提供了一种嫉妒的双重方法，在这种方法中，嫉妒的结果反映了两种类型的嫉妒：良性嫉妒（涉及向上动机）和恶意嫉妒（涉及对上级他人的敌意）。我们在对抗性（至今仍是协作的）评论中比较了这些令人羡慕的竞争概念。我们的目标是帮助羡慕研究的消费者克服这场辩论的复杂性。我们确定协议和分歧，并描述对理论，方法和度量的含义，以及未来工作的挑战和机遇。