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Monday, 4 November 2019

Schadenfreude (desire to see other's suffering)

             Schadenfreude (desire to see other's suffering)




      Schadenfreude is the experience of pleasure, joy, or self- satisfaction that comes from learning of or witness the troubles, failures, or humiliation of another. 

      Schadenfreude is a complex emotion, where rather than feeling sympathy towards someone's misfortune, Schadenfreude evokes joyful feelings that take pleasure from watching someone fail. This emotion is displayed more in children than adults, however, adults also experience Schadenfreude, though generally concealed. 

  It is to see or have knowledge of someone's misfortune after the harm they have caused you. The desire to see other's suffering. Schadenfreude is steadily becoming a more popular word according to google. 

Psychological causes:

 Researchers have found that there are three driving forces behind Schadenfreude, aggression, rivalry, and justice. Several studies have produced evidence that self- esteem has a negative relationship with the frequency and intensity of Schadenfreude experienced by an individual. This means that the less self- esteem and individual has, the more frequently and or more intensely they will experience Schadenfreude. The reverse also holds true- those with higher self- esteem experience Schadenfreude less frequently and with less emotional intensity. It is hypothesized that this inverse relationship is mediated through human's psychological inclination to define and protect their self and in group conception. 

. Aggression- based Schadenfreude:
  
 Primarily involves group identity. The joy of observing the suffering of others comes from the observer's failure to represent an improvement or validation of their own group's status in relation to external groups. This is essential, Schadenfreude based on group versus group status. 

. Rivalry- based Schadenfreude:

  It is individualistic and related to interpersonal competition. It arises from a human's desire to stand out from and outperform their peers. Another person's misfortune elicits pleasure because the observer now feels better about their personal identity and self- worth, instead o their group identity. 

Justice- based Schadenfreude:

  It comes from seeing that behavior seen as immoral or bad is punished. It is the pleasure associated with seeing a bad person being harmed or receiving retribution. Schadenfreude is experienced here because it makes people feel that fairness has been restored for a previously un-punished wrong. 


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