Polat, SehrinazYesil, AsliDogrusoez, Leyla Afsar2026-02-082026-02-0820240020-81321466-7657https://doi.org/10.1111/inr.12925https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12885/5920AimTo determine whether nurses' self-efficacy affected envy levels and to develop the necessary strategies.BackgroundEnvy is a widespread global phenomenon. Envy can harm the individual, the work environment, and nursing care. However, the relationships between self-efficacy and envy have not been adequately explored in the nursing context.MethodsThis study was conducted as a cross-sectional descriptive study. The study sample consisted of 361 nurses working in a university hospital in a province of Turkiye. The research model was analyzed using structural equation modeling. The participants were selected using convenience sampling. This study was reported using the STROBE checklist for cross-sectional studies.ResultsNurses' educational status affected their self-efficacy. No other personal characteristics influenced self-efficacy and envy. There was a positive relationship between malicious and benign envy. As nurses' self-efficacy increased, malicious envy decreased and benign envy increased.ConclusionsThe results of this study showed that nurses' education level affected self-efficacy, and self-efficacy level affected envy, and malicious envy could be reduced by improving nurses' self-efficacy.Implications for nursing and health policyNursing managers and policymakers should support nursing education at the minimum undergraduate level, encourage nurses to continue their professional education to improve their self-efficacy, and provide training to increase their self-efficacy.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBenign envyhospitalmalicious envynursingself-efficacystructural equation modelArticle10.1111/inr.12925714832840WOS:0011365686000012-s2.0-8518147523538176913Q1Q1