Social comparison theory (English Wikipedia)

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Gibbons, F. X. (1986). "Social comparison and depression: Company's effect on misery". Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 51 (1): 140–148. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.51.1.140. PMID 3735064.
Wood, J. V.; Taylor, S. E.; Lichtman, R. R. (1985). "Social comparison in adjustment to breast cancer". Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 49 (5): 1169–1183. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.49.5.1169. PMID 4078672.
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Aspinwall, L. G.; Taylor, S. E. (1993). "Effects of social comparison direction, threat, and self-esteem on affect, self-evaluation, and expected success". Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 64 (5): 708–722. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.64.5.708. PMID 8505703.
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Wood, J. V. (1989). "Theory and research concerning social comparisons of personal attributes". Psychological Bulletin. 106 (2): 231–248. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.456.7776. doi:10.1037/0033-2909.106.2.231.
Taylor, S. E.; Lobel, M. (1989). "Social comparison activity under threat: Downward evaluation and upward contacts". Psychological Review. 96 (4): 569–575. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.318.5713. doi:10.1037/0033-295X.96.4.569. PMID 2678204.
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Reaves, Shiela (2011-04-15). "Rethinking Visual Ethics: Evolution, Social Comparison and the Media's Mono-Body in the Global Rise of Eating Disorders". Journal of Mass Media Ethics. 26 (2): 114–134. doi:10.1080/08900523.2011.559793. ISSN 0890-0523. S2CID 144354152.
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Li, Jia; Liu, Xuan; Ma, Ling; Zhang, Weiqiang (2019-07-03). "Users' intention to continue using social fitness-tracking apps: expectation confirmation theory and social comparison theory perspective". Informatics for Health and Social Care. 44 (3): 298–312. doi:10.1080/17538157.2018.1434179. ISSN 1753-8157. PMID 29504821. S2CID 3667603.

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Reaves, Shiela (2011-04-15). "Rethinking Visual Ethics: Evolution, Social Comparison and the Media's Mono-Body in the Global Rise of Eating Disorders". Journal of Mass Media Ethics. 26 (2): 114–134. doi:10.1080/08900523.2011.559793. ISSN 0890-0523. S2CID 144354152.
Zeigler-Hill, Virgil; Terry, Carol (2007-04-01). "Perfectionism and explicit self-esteem: The moderating role of implicit self-esteem". Self and Identity. 6 (2–3): 137–153. doi:10.1080/15298860601118850. ISSN 1529-8868. S2CID 144399435.
Jones, Diane Carlson (2001-11-01). "Social Comparison and Body Image: Attractiveness Comparisons to Models and Peers Among Adolescent Girls and Boys". Sex Roles. 45 (9): 645–664. doi:10.1023/A:1014815725852. ISSN 1573-2762. S2CID 146556036.
Strahan, Erin J.; Wilson, Anne E.; Cressman, Kate E.; Buote, Vanessa M. (2006-09-01). "Comparing to perfection: How cultural norms for appearance affect social comparisons and self-image". Body Image. 3 (3): 211–227. doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2006.07.004. ISSN 1740-1445. PMID 18089224.
Wohlford, Kathryn E.; Lochman, John E.; Barry, Tammy D. (2004-04-01). "The Relation Between Chosen Role Models and the Self-Esteem of Men and Women". Sex Roles. 50 (7–8): 575–582. doi:10.1023/B:SERS.0000023076.54504.ca. ISSN 0360-0025. S2CID 145668649.
Jiang, Shaohai; Ngien, Annabel (April 2020). "The Effects of Instagram Use, Social Comparison, and Self-Esteem on Social Anxiety: A Survey Study in Singapore". Social Media + Society. 6 (2): 205630512091248. doi:10.1177/2056305120912488. ISSN 2056-3051. S2CID 218927943.
Kohler, Madison T.; Turner, Imani N.; Webster, Gregory D. (July 2021). "Social comparison and state–trait dynamics: Viewing image-conscious Instagram accounts affects college students' mood and anxiety". Psychology of Popular Media. 10 (3): 340–349. doi:10.1037/ppm0000310. ISSN 2689-6575. S2CID 241534445.
Li, Jia; Liu, Xuan; Ma, Ling; Zhang, Weiqiang (2019-07-03). "Users' intention to continue using social fitness-tracking apps: expectation confirmation theory and social comparison theory perspective". Informatics for Health and Social Care. 44 (3): 298–312. doi:10.1080/17538157.2018.1434179. ISSN 1753-8157. PMID 29504821. S2CID 3667603.
Zell, Ethan; Strickhouser, Jason E.; Sedikides, Constantine; Alicke, Mark D. (February 2020). "The better-than-average effect in comparative self-evaluation: A comprehensive review and meta-analysis". Psychological Bulletin. 146 (2): 118–149. doi:10.1037/bul0000218. ISSN 1939-1455. PMID 31789535.
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