The author of ‘The Joy You Make’ explains why joy is much bigger than happiness. Happiness is eating a brownie. Joy is making ...

Positive psychology has long focused on the differences between joy and happiness. In fact, the father of positive psychology ...

Why, then do we also cry when we're overcome with positive emotions like joy or relief? Yale psychologist Oriana Aragon co-authored a study that examines why this happens, and what it could tell ...

Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. For many people, the pursuit of happiness is seen as the ultimate goal in life. We’re encouraged to seek joy, fulfillment and contentment—and ...

empathic joy, or (more broadly) positive empathy. In Buddhist psychology, sympathetic joy is one of the four core virtues or “brahmavihāras” (along with equanimity, loving-kindness, and compassion), ...