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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Upward Comparison"”.
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Predictors of sensitivity towards being the target of upward comparison (STTUC): a study of female employees in Botswana
Research has examined various factors that may inhibit the career progress of females but, as far as the researcher has been able to ascertain, STTUC has not been sufficiently investigated as a factor that may hamper such progress. This study suggests such a focus because the work setting …
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The perils of workplace recognition: antecedents and consequences of discomfort associated with being the target of threatening upward comparison
… about being the target of threatening upward comparisons (STTUC) within a workplace setting. It also investigates affective and behavioral responses outperformers may enact to decrease effects thought to be associated with STTUC. Because of the novelty of investigating STTUC in a field …
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THE EFFECTS OF UPWARD SOCIAL COMPARISONS ON AFFECT AND SUBSEQUENT TASK PERSISTENCE AND PERFORMANCE IN COOPERATIVE AND COMPETITIVE CONTEXTS
… context (cooperative or competitive) and upward performance comparison information (moderately superior, very superior, or no coactor feedback control) on affect, motivation, and performance following receipt of upward comparison information on a previous, ostensibly related task. …
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To Foster Change
… the effects of increased similarity to upward, lateral, and downward comparison targets on changes to participants’ psychological well-being and self-aspect valence. Based on previous literature, hypotheses were proposed in regard to the effect of increased similarity to each direction …