http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Understanding the relationship between narcissism and envy may provide some insight into sudden outbursts of aggressive behavior. Narcissism has long been associated with envy in the field of psychology, but an Iowa State study provides new evidence about that connection. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-professor-narcissism-envy.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 13 Feb 2013 08:20:01 EST news279965118 In a joint research study conducted by the Department of Information Systems of the TU Darmstadt (Prof. Dr. Peter Buxmann) and the Institute of Information Systems of the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Dr. Hanna Krasnova), Facebook members were surveyed regarding their feelings after using the platform. More than one-third of respondents reported predominantly negative feelings, such as frustration. The researchers identified that envying their "Facebook friends" is the major reason for this result. Project manager Dr. Hanna Krasnova, who is currently a post-doctoral researcher at the Humboldt-Universität, explained that, "Although respondents were reluctant to admit feeling envious while on Facebook, they often presumed that envy can be the cause behind the frustration of "others" on this platform - a clear indication that envy is a salient phenomenon in the Facebook context. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-facebook-users-envious-dissatisfied.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 21 Jan 2013 08:34:38 EST news277979662 A study carried out by researchers from Spain, the Netherlands and Argentina suggests that in a work environment, sexual competition affects women more than men. However, a rival's social skills provoke jealousy and professional envy equally in both sexes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-jealousy-envy-men-women.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 03 May 2012 13:23:06 EST news255270173