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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"Social Comparisons"”.
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The effect of social comparisons on selective attention : an image based Stroop task
… sought to determine if engaging in a downward social comparison would negate the "fixation" or increased attention given to body images.</p> <p>Female participants from a university in northern California were randomly assigned to one of two experimental conditions: downward or upward social …
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Examining Heterosexual Women's Social Comparisons and Perceptions of Sexual Competition with Porn Stars
<p>The current study investigated women’s social comparisons and perceptions of sexual competition with porn stars they imagined their romantic partners viewed for purposes of private masturbation. Two novel predictors were considered, the body size (thin vs. plus-size) and facial attractiveness …
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The role of idealised image features in determining post-exposure body image and social comparisons
… body image and amount of self-reported social comparisons. This was tested by exposing female undergraduate students to media-portrayed idealised images that varied in their level of relevance, salience, or attainability. A negative impact of these images was indicated by greater …
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More Than A Mirror: Investigating Social Media’s Role in Shaping Social Comparisons and Identity Around Perceptions of Beauty
<p>The rapid expansion of social media has transformed interpersonal communication and the way that individuals engage in social comparisons in their daily life. While existing literature emphasizes the negative psychological effects of both social comparison and the use of social media platforms, …
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THE EFFECTS OF UPWARD SOCIAL COMPARISONS ON AFFECT AND SUBSEQUENT TASK PERSISTENCE AND PERFORMANCE IN COOPERATIVE AND COMPETITIVE CONTEXTS
… and performance-related reactions to upward comparisons. Results indicated that participants persisted longer on a second task when they were cooperating rather than competing with a very superior coactor, although cooperative context did not impact performance on the task. No support was …
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Gifted adolescents : social comparisons and changes in self- concept on entering a rigourous academic program in a residential environment
… approach to examine self-concepts and social comparison processes of students entering the Indiana Academy for Mathematics, Science, and Humanities-a residential program for high school juniors and seniors. Following the Big-Fish-Little-Pond-Effect (BFLPE) theory it was hypothesized …
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Examining Body-Focused Self-Improvement and Self-Evaluation Social Comparisons on Exercise in Young Adult Women Using Ecological Momentary Assessment
… health benefits, yet little is known about the social factors that influence people’s motivation to exercise each day. Studies on social comparisons reveal that college women frequently evaluate their weight and shape compared to those around them through upward body-focused comparisons (i.e., …
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The Influence of Social Comparisons of Interactional Justice on Emotional Labor: An Extension of Fairness, Affective Events, and Emotional Regulation Theories
This lab study drew on fairness theory (Folger & Cropanzano, 2001), emotion regulation theory (Gross, 1998) and affective events theory (Weiss & Cropanzano, 1996) to explain why injustice extended toward others (coworker-directed justice: CJ) affects personal levels of emotional labor. Pairs of …
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The effects of naturalistic social comparison on satisfaction with life domains
Naturalistic social comparisons are comparisons that happen in everyday life, unlike many social comparisons that occur only in psychological laboratories. Previous research showing strong relationships between social comparisons and satisfaction judgments needs to be reinterpreted because the …
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THE TIES THAT BIND: SOCIAL COMPARISON’S INFLUENCE ON CONSUMER ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORAL INTENTIONS
… to others. One way in which individuals conduct social comparisons is by comparing their possessions with the possessions of others. Prior literature suggests that consumers purchase and conspicuously use brands, not only for their functional benefits, but also for their psychological benefits. …
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Social comparison and body image in non or infrequent exercisers and exercisers
… Sabiston, Crocker, & Munroe-Chandler, 2005). Social comparison is the process of thinking about the self in relation to others in order to determine if one's opinions and abilities are adequate and to assess one's social status (Festinger, 1954; Wood, 1996). Research investigating the role of …
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The New Internet Virus - Facebook Depression? The Role of Gender and Facebook Social Comparison on Depressive Symptoms
… and depressive symptoms is mediated by Facebook social comparisons. The cross-sectional pilot study (N= 180), revealed an association between time spent on Facebook and depressive symptoms for both men and women. However, results demonstrated that, for men only, making non-directional social …
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Social Comparison Theory in the Context of Chronic Illness: Predictors and Consequences of Target Selection among Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes
… often compare themselves to others (i.e., social comparisons) in order to determine their status in a given domain. Social comparisons may be particularly important for patients with chronic illness; patients often experience uncertainty and anxiety about their health, which increase the …
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A study to assess the validity and reliability of a measure of self-esteem, stigma and aspirations/expectations for people with learning disabilities
… interventions and in monitoring the effect of social policy developments on the individuals at the receiving end of service provision.<br></br><br></br>The study aimed to assess the reliability and validity of a set of measures devised specifically for use with learning disabled people, by …
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Adoption of innovations: modelling the interplay of behavioural biases, incentives and network structure
… gets by adopting the new practice and the social influences between adopters. Chapter 2 gives a detailed multi-disciplinary review (sociology, economics, marketing, organisational behaviour, operations management and operational research) exploring the main determinants and mechanisms of …
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A contemporary perspective on the advancements in the leadership of female chief communication officers
… styles. This study also uses Festinger’s Social Comparison Theory to observe how upward comparisons to other men and women in similar leadership roles and downward comparisons to lower–level male and female employees have an effect on self-evaluations conducted by the female CCOs. Through …
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Essays in Microeconomic Theory
… The work on networks is largely focused on social interactions within communities, and how they impact consumption of status goods, and provision of public goods. The two chapters on political economy provide novel mechanisms for explaining lobbying behaviour and extensions of property …
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Standards, assumptions, and perceptions regarding division of labor: Implications for marital satisfaction and socio-political change
Recent social and political trends have resulted in cultural ambiguity regarding marital roles, specifically pertaining to how labor should be divided with regard to household chores and child rearing. The importance of cognitive processes regarding labor division has been suggested by several …
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An Identity Theory of Role Exit among Soccer Referees
… of cognitive processes (reflected appraisals and social comparisons), rewards and costs related to the role, commitment to the role, and identity centrality as mediating factors between role-set and social characteristic background factors, and role exit. Using a sample of 940 current and former …
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