Jay felt jealous when Kathy performed better at work than him. However, later, he felt that it was not right on his part to feel jealous and regretted feeling that way. In this scenario, Jay has experienced a(n) _____.
Based on the information provided within the question in regards to the situation at hand it seems that Jay has experienced meta-emotion. In the context of psychology, this term refers to experiencing a combination of your own emotions and the emotions that another person may be feeling. This seems to be what Jay is experiencing towards Kathy which allowed him to understand that Jelousy was not good and regretted it.
