When study participants read texts about successful fictional characters and described whether they felt envy or admiration, ...

Wanting what you can’t have is a tale as old as time. But nowadays, people often use the words envy and jealousy interchangeably—even when they refer to different, though equally uncomfortable ...

Legere says jealous people often downplay or ignore other people's successes. "Instead of celebrating you and being happy for you, they'll brush them off or say things like, 'It's not even that big of ...