An examination of academic envy behaviours among dentistry faculty students across various variables
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https://doi.org/10.29329/pedper.2025.138Keywords:
dental education, envy, jealousy, academic envyAbstract
Dental school students experience competition not only during the preparation process for university entrance but also throughout their academic education. As in every competitive environment, academic envy behaviours inevitably emerge in this context as well. This study examines the level of academic envy among dental school students in relation to academic achievement, year of study, gender, sibling status, romantic relationship status, and socioeconomic level. The study was conducted with 705 dental students. To analyze the data, the Mann–Whitney U test was employed for the variables of gender, sibling status, and romantic relationship status. At the same time, the PerANOVA technique was applied for socioeconomic level, year of study, and grade point average. The findings revealed that male students exhibited higher levels of academic envy compared to female students, and students without siblings reported higher levels of envy than those with siblings. In addition, fifth-year dental students demonstrated greater academic envy than students in other years. Students with low socioeconomic status also showed higher levels of academic envy compared to those with medium and high socioeconomic status. Furthermore, students with very high grade point averages were found to display higher levels of academic envy compared to other groups. However, no significant difference was observed in academic envy between students with and without a romantic relationship.
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