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First published 2018-11

Too Good to Be True? Boundary Conditions to the Use of Downward Social Comparisons in Service Recovery

Paolo Antonetti, Benedetta Crisafulli, Stan Maklan

Journal of Service Research

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First published 2011-2

Making Up for Lost Opportunities: The Protective Role of Downward Social Comparisons for Coping With Regrets Across Adulthood

Isabelle Bauer, Carsten Wrosch

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

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First published 1993-02

Social Comparison and the Pill: Reactions to Upward and Downward Comparison of Contraceptive Behavior

Theresa J. Reis, Meg Gerrard, Frederick X. Gibbons

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

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First published 2025-9

Prepare to Compare: Effects of an Intervention Involving Upward and Downward Social Comparisons on Goal Pursuit in Daily Life

Kathi Diel, Wilhelm Hofmann, Sonja Grelle [...]

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

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First published 2023-4

Age Matters? The Moderating Effect of Age on the Longitudinal Relationship between Upward and Downward Comparisons on Instagram and Identity Processes During Emerging Adulthood

Edward J. Noon, Ilse Vranken, Lara Schreurs

Emerging Adulthood

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First published 1999-5

Dissociation-focused Victim Support and Coping with Traumatic Memory: an Empirical Search for Evidence Sustaining the Effectiveness of Downward Comparison Based Interventions 1

Frans Willem Winkel, Eric Blaauw, Francien Wisman

International Review of Victimology

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First published 2018-6

The Daily Frequency,Type,and Effects of Appearance Comparisons on Disordered Eating

Katherine Drutschinin, Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Tara De Paoli [...]

Psychology of Women Quarterly

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First published 2026

The Role of Social Media Influencers Attractiveness,Envy and Social Comparisons on Followers’ Prosocial Intentions

Marcela Moraes, Isaac Cheah, Mai Nguyen [...]

Australasian Marketing Journal

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First published 2019-3

Social Comparison in Retailer–Supplier Relationships: Referent Discrepancy Effects

Hannah S. Lee, David A. Griffith

Journal of Marketing

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First published 2008-3

Social comparison activity in coping with HIV

Valerian J Derlega, Kathryn Greene, James M Henson [...]

International Journal of STD & AIDS

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