%0 Journal Article
%T Sharing schadenfreude and late adolescents¡¯ self-esteem: does sharing schadenfreude of a deserved misfortune enhance self-esteem?
%A Hitomi Watanabe
%J International Journal of Adolescence and Youth
%D 2019
%R https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2018.1554500
%X ABSTRACT This study examined the effects of sharing schadenfreude with friends on late adolescents¡¯ self-esteem. University students (242 men; 238 women) were presented with scenarios depicting a deserved failure of a superior rival classmate and sharing schadenfreude. Participants¡¯ state self-esteem was measured both before the rival¡¯s misfortune and after sharing schadenfreude and was compared with that of participants presented with the non-sharing scenario. Whereas experiencing schadenfreude enhanced late adolescents¡¯ state self-esteem regardless of the level of envy toward the rival, sharing schadenfreude with a best friend was not associated with further increases in self-esteem. When discussing the very well-deserved misfortune of others, the listener will likely react similarly to the expresser; thus, expressing schadenfreude may not bring about a sense of being understood and accepted by friends
%U https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02673843.2018.1554500