People sometimes feel trapped and helpless in their situations. There is one emotion that can be powerful enough to transform ...

The simple idea of an empathy deficit in autism is false. Recent research reveals that at least one type of empathy is ...

Lots of people will do a lot to avoid feeling negative emotions. But researchers are figuring out how these unpleasant ...

There is an essential place in our lives for anger, sadness, guilt, grief, and a host of other “negative” emotions when they’re experienced in the right proportions. “Negative emotions,” like envy, ...

U.S. workers continue to report high levels of daily negative emotions — such as stress, worry, anger and sadness — that remain elevated above prepandemic numbers, according to a Dec. 2 update of ...

Pumpkin lattes, knitted sweaters and sobbing while listening to Phoebe Bridgers? Hot Girl Summer’s gloomy older sister, Sad Girl Autumn, is upon us.   Coined in 2019 as an antithesis to “Hot Girl ...

Many people report eating either more, or less, as a way of helping them to cope when they experience difficult emotions. Although this is a very normal response, it can take the pleasure out of ...

A new Gallup survey explored how young Americans cope with stress, anxiety and other big emotions – and the results were mostly positive. The research was done in partnership with the Walton Family ...

Countless parents across the country recently dropped their kids off at college for the first time. This transition can stir a whirlwind of feelings: the heartache of parting, sadness over a ...

Elementary school teachers often play a special role in their students’ lives, wiping away their kindergarteners’ tears when they’re missing their parents or supporting their fourth graders through a ...