Envy theory and research

For centuries, scholars have argued that envy is the source of much aggressive behavior as well as the root cause of much unhappiness, but it is only recently that there have been attempts to examine the emotion from an empirical perspective. This book offers a comprehensive summary of current theor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Richard H.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2008, 2008
Series:Series in affective science / Series in affective science
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:For centuries, scholars have argued that envy is the source of much aggressive behavior as well as the root cause of much unhappiness, but it is only recently that there have been attempts to examine the emotion from an empirical perspective. This book offers a comprehensive summary of current theoretical and empirical work on envy provided by scholars from a range of disciplines
Physical Description:x, 372 p., [2] p. of plates ill. (some col.)
ISBN:9780199301485