Theory and research concerning social comparisons of personal attributes.
JV Wood - Psychological bulletin, 1989 - psycnet.apa.org
Social comparison theory has evolved considerably since L. Festinger (1954) originally
proposed it. This article integrates these changes with insights offered by recent social …
proposed it. This article integrates these changes with insights offered by recent social …
For better or worse: The impact of upward social comparison on self-evaluations.
RL Collins - Psychological bulletin, 1996 - psycnet.apa.org
Upward social comparison is generally regarded as ego deflating, yet people often compare
themselves with those whose abilities and attributes are better than their own. Upward …
themselves with those whose abilities and attributes are better than their own. Upward …
[BOOK][B] Differentiation between social groups: Studies in the social psychology of intergroup relations.
HE Tajfel - 1978 - psycnet.apa.org
Presents 17 articles which center around the basic thesis that there is a marked tendency to
social differentiation instead of conformity, and that this promotes social innovation and …
social differentiation instead of conformity, and that this promotes social innovation and …
Social support, stress and the buffering hypothesis: A theoretical analysis
S Cohen, G McKay - Handbook of psychology and health, Volume …, 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
The last few years have seen a blossoming of interest in the role of interpersonal
relationships in protecting people from the possibly pathogenic effects of stressful events (cf …
relationships in protecting people from the possibly pathogenic effects of stressful events (cf …
[BOOK][B] Handbook of approach and avoidance motivation
AJ Elliot - 2013 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Of the many conceptual distinctions present in psychology today, the approach-avoidance
distinction stands out as one of, if not the, most fundamental and basic. The distinction …
distinction stands out as one of, if not the, most fundamental and basic. The distinction …
[BOOK][B] Lay epistemics and human knowledge: Cognitive and motivational bases
AW Kruglanski - 2013 - books.google.com
Whatever your reasons, kind reader, for reading these words,-what ever your premises
about forewords, whatever the epistemic motivation with which you approach them-Iet me …
about forewords, whatever the epistemic motivation with which you approach them-Iet me …
Self-evaluation: To thine own self be good, to thine own self be sure, to thine own self be true, and to thine own self be better
Publisher Summary This chapter tries to accomplish three objectives. Firstly, it defines the
four motives and provides a selective review of research that indicates their prevalence …
four motives and provides a selective review of research that indicates their prevalence …
[BOOK][B] Organizational learning from performance feedback: A behavioral perspective on innovation and change
HR Greve - 2003 - books.google.com
Revisiting Cyert and March's classic 1963'Behavioral Theory of the Firm', Henrich Greve
offers an intriguing analysis of how firms evolve in response to feedback about their own …
offers an intriguing analysis of how firms evolve in response to feedback about their own …
The affective consequences of social comparison: either direction has its ups and downs.
Research on social comparison processes has assumed that a comparison in a given
direction (upward or downward) will lead to a particular affective reaction. In contrast, the …
direction (upward or downward) will lead to a particular affective reaction. In contrast, the …
Social comparison in everyday life.
L Wheeler, K Miyake - Journal of personality and social …, 1992 - psycnet.apa.org
Abstract 94 college students recorded details of their social comparisons over 2 wks using a
new instrument, the Rochester Social Comparison Record. Major results were (1) …
new instrument, the Rochester Social Comparison Record. Major results were (1) …