Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY, cilt.45, ss.1-17, 2026 (SSCI, Scopus)
Perceived workplace envy is associated with critical interpersonal dynamics in high-stakes settings such as air traffic control, where collaboration and error-minimization are paramount. The present study examined associations among perceived workplace envy, social loafing, workplace ostracism, and interpersonal deviant behavior, with workplace social courage as a moderator. Integrating social comparison, affective events, social exclusion, and self-regulation theories, the study tested an associative sequential framework using cross-sectional survey data from 425 licensed air traffic controllers in Türkiye, a context blending individualistic and collectivist values. Structural equation modeling showed that perceived workplace envy was positively associated with social loafing and interpersonal deviant behavior, with significant indirect paths from perceived envy to ostracism via social loafing, and from social loafing to interpersonal deviant behavior via workplace ostracism. Workplace social courage strengthened the associations between perceived envy and social loafing, and between perceived envy and deviance, but did not moderate the workplace ostracism–interpersonal deviant behavior association. The results advance the organizational behavior literature by reframing perceived envy as an associated factor in sequential workplace behaviors and highlighting workplace social courage’s dual role. The study’s findings suggest that emotional awareness training and team-based evaluation systems are needed to foster team cohesion, reduce competitive tensions, and mitigate envy-related strains, enhancing psychological and operational safety in high-reliability professions, particularly in culturally hybrid contexts such as Türkiye.