These meta-analyses of 60+ years of social comparison research focused on 2 issues: the
choice of a comparison target (selection) and the effects of comparisons on self-evaluations …

Research has highlighted the role of social comparison processes in varying affect and
psychological wellbeing. These processes can provide greater insight into cognitions and …

As the popularity and diversity of social media platforms increases so does their utility for
health research. Using social media for recruitment into clinical studies and/or delivering …

Remediating deficits and managing disabilities has been a central preoccupation for clinical
psychologists. Positive Psychology, in contrast, is concerned with the enhancement of …

Online social games, played within social networks or games requiring social interaction
with peers, are revolutionizing the nature of video-games due to their social aspect and the …

Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is the most common psychosocial issue amongst cancer
survivors. However, fear of progression (FoP) has rarely been studied outside of the cancer …

Purpose of the study We consider the points at which cognitive impairment may impact on
the pathway to loneliness for older people, through impeding social interaction with family …

Objectives It has been shown that negative health comparisons (ie, when one's health is
viewed as worse than the health of relevant others) are associated with subjective well …

Objectives Individuals frequently engage in comparisons on how they are doing relative to
different standards. According to the general comparative‐processing model, comparisons …

Background Comparative thinking about one's well-being is ubiquitous. Comparisons that
threaten an individual's self-motives are aversive and interact with rumination and …