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 correlation is caused by a third variable, self standing judgments. Study 1 used a correlational design and path analysis. Study 2 used randomly assigned roommates as comparison targets. Neither study showed any effect of naturalistic social comparisons on satisfaction judgments.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Fujita, Franklin David

Contributors dc:contributor

• Diener, Edward F.

• Psychology, Social
• Psychology, Personality

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1994 Fujita, Franklin David

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9416359
(UMI)AAI9416359

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/19262