Niels van de Ven
My main work focuses on envy, and in particular its positive consequences. We found that what is usually termed envy actually consists of two types of envy: malicious envy aimed at pulling down the envied person, and benign envy aimed at moving up oneself.
Other research interests include decision making (the endowment effect, regret aversion, status quo biases, choice deferral, information search) and the home advantage in sports.
Primary Interests:
- Emotion, Mood, Affect
- Interpersonal Processes
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Persuasion, Social Influence
Journal Articles:
- Nelissen, R. M. A., Van de Ven, N. & Stapel, D. A. (2011). Status concerns and financial debts in adolescents. Social Influence, 6(1), 39-56.
- Van de Ven, N. (in press). Supporters are not necessary for the home advantage: Evidence from same-stadium derbies and games without an audience. Journal of Applied Social Psychology.
- Van de Ven, N., & Zeelenberg, M. (2011). Regret aversion and the reluctance to exchange lottery tickets. Journal of Economic Psychology, 32(1), 194-200.
- Van de Ven, N., Gilovich, T., & Zeelenberg, M. (2010). Delay, doubt, and decision: How delaying a choice reduces the appeal of descriptively normative options. Psychological Science, 21(4), 568-573.
- Van de Ven, N., Zeelenberg, M., & Pieters, R. (2009). Leveling up and down: The experience of benign and malicious envy. Emotion, 9(3), 419-429.
- Van de Ven, N., Zeelenberg, M., & Pieters, R. (2010). Warding off the evil eye: When the fear of envy increases prosocial behavior. Psychological Science, 21(11), 1671-1677.
- Van de Ven, N., Zeelenberg, M., & Pieters, R. (2011). The envy premium in product evaluation. Journal of Consumer Research, 37(6), 984-998.
- Van de Ven, N., Zeelenberg, M., & Pieters, R. (in press). Why envy outperforms admiration. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.
- Van de Ven, N., Zeelenberg, M., & Van Dijk, E. (2005). Buying and selling exchange goods: Outcome feedback, curiosity and the endowment effect. Journal of Economic Psychology, 26, 459-468.
Courses Taught:
Niels van de Ven
Tilburg Institute for Behavioral Economics Research
Tilburg University
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