A Modern Guide through Jealousy
eBook - ePub

A Modern Guide through Jealousy

Emotional Growth and Healthy Relationships

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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

A Modern Guide through Jealousy

Emotional Growth and Healthy Relationships

About this book

Transform jealousy into a catalyst for deeper self-understanding and connection

Despite operating across romantic, familial, professional, and digital contexts, jealousy remains deeply misunderstood and stigmatized. A Modern Guide through Jealousy: Emotional Growth and Healthy Relationships draws on evolutionary psychology and clinical insight to reframe this emotion as a signal worth examining. The book provides actionable strategies for recognizing emotional patterns and redirecting them toward personal growth and stronger connections.

The book examines how attachment styles, social comparison, and social media amplify jealousy responses, and offers structured tools for managing them. Readers gain practical techniques for strengthening relational well-being across friendships, family dynamics, workplace interactions, and romantic partnerships. Each section blends psychological frameworks with accessible storytelling, connecting theory to everyday emotional scenarios that readers can immediately apply.

Readers will also find:

  • Exploration of jealousy's evolutionary roots and how understanding its origins can inform healthier emotional responses in daily life
  • Guidance on identifying triggers tied to digital comparison and social media exposure that intensify jealousy in modern relationships
  • Strategies for addressing jealousy within professional settings, including workplace rivalry, competition, and collegial dynamics
  • Techniques for building emotional intelligence and self-awareness that reduce reactive jealousy patterns across all relationship types
  • Approaches grounded in both psychological research and spiritual well-being for holistic emotional healing and relational authenticity

Written for individuals navigating jealousy in personal relationships, couples seeking stronger partnerships, therapists, coaches, and pastoral leaders, this book provides a focused, research-informed resource. It equips readers with practical tools to understand jealousy's origins and transform it into an opportunity for authentic emotional growth.

Information

Publisher
Wiley
Year
2026
Print ISBN
9781394383122
Edition
1
eBook ISBN
9781394383139

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Foreword
  7. About the Author
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. Prologue
  10. Introduction
  11. Chapter 1: Definition, Context and Conceptualisation of Jealousy
  12. Chapter 2: Philosophical Perspectives
  13. Chapter 3: Evolutional Perspective
  14. Chapter 4: Bowlby’s (1969) Perspective on Jealousy
  15. Chapter 5: Effects of Jealousy
  16. Chapter 6: Causes of Jealousy
  17. Chapter 7: Differences in Expressing Jealousy Among Young and Older Generations
  18. Chapter 8: Managing Jealousy
  19. Chapter 9: Jealousy in the Modern Age: Social Media and Competitive Pressures
  20. Chapter 10: Communication and Trust-building
  21. Chapter 11: The Feelings of Individuals Who Are the Object of Jealousy and How to Manage Jealousy
  22. Chapter 12: Stories on Jealousy
  23. Chapter 13: Conclusion
  24. Chapter 14: Relevance of This Book
  25. References
  26. Epilogue
  27. Index
  28. End User License Agreement

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