Benign and Malicious Envy Scale (BeMaS): Evidências de Validade para Adultos Brasileiros.

Envy is a psychological phenomenon common to different cultures. This study aimed at estimating validity evidence of the Benign and Malicious Envy Scale (BeMaS), designed to measure two dimensions of envy: benign and malicious, in Brazilian adults. The sample was composed of 409 non-clinical adults of both sexes (M=28.5 ± 10.4; 74.3% women). Validity evidence was estimated based on the internal structure and on the relation to other variables (anxiety, depression, global psychological distress, and dark triad of personality). Confirmatory Factor Analysis demonstrated adequacy of the two-factor structure (CFI=.954; TLI=.934; RMSEA=.087). Evidence of measurement invariance between adults and adolescents (a sample recovered from previous studies) was obtained. Correlations with external variables consistent with the theoretical hypotheses were observed. The results suggest the adequacy of the BeMaS to measure envy in Brazilian adults and its potential to be used in future research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]