We all compare ourselves to others. And if you say you don't, you're a liar. Why do we do this? Why do we constantly pit ourselves against other people who aren’t us? According to the social ...

One theory that can be very helpful in understanding envy and how best to manage it is social comparison theory. In a nutshell, we constantly make judgments about ourselves and our lives by comparing ...

People constantly evaluate themselves, and others, in domains like attractiveness, wealth, intelligence, and success. According to some studies, as much as 10 percent of our thoughts involve ...

In 2011, Mina Cikara, a social psychologist at Harvard University, recruited 18 hardcore baseball fans who supported either the Red Sox or Yankees—arguably the fiercest rivalry in American sports. 1 ...