Role Of Perfectionistic Selfpresentation In Mediating Rumination And Envy Among Young Adults

The present study aims to investigate a model of mediation by which perfectionistic self-presentation predicts a significant relationship between rumination and envy.The study is based on 302 young adults including 229 females,70 males and 3 who preferred not to reveal,all of Indian origin using 3 structured self-report questionnaires.These included the Perfectionistic Self-Presentation Scale,the Perseverative Thinking Questionnaire and the Benign and Malicious Envy Scale.Despite a high positive correlation,perfectionistic self-presentation was found to have no direct impact on benign envy. However, rumination was found to be a significant predictor of both benign and malicious envy when perfectionistic self-presentation was incorporated into the mediation model, suggesting that perfectionistic selfpresentation partially mediates the relationship.These findings point to a complex relationship between perfectionistic self-presentation and rumination in the experience of envy,suggesting that a propensity to appear perfect mitigates the experience of malicious envy and elevates the experience of benign envy when combined with ruminative tendencies.