"...Results found that induced appearance comparisons predicted increased envy, which in turn predicted greater willingness to spread negative (but not positive) gossip about an attractive woman. Two cross-sectional survey studies (online supplement) replicated the model whereby more self-reported upward appearance comparisons predicted more self-reported gossip (Supplemental Study 1) and indirect aggression toward other women (Supplemental Study 2), and these links were mediated by dispositional envy. These results support the hypothesis that envy is an adaptation that promotes intrasexual competition..." https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40806-021-00298-6
O texto acima foi retirado do resumo de um recente artigo publicado na revista Evolutionary Psychological Science por investigadores de duas universidades do Canadá e é interessante para mim apenas na justa medida da hipótese que formulei num post do dia 25 de Dezembro de 2020 https://pacheco-torgal.blogspot.com/2020/12/the-repugnant-face-pandemic.html
