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Select article: A Similarity Mindset Matters on Social Media: Using Algorithm-Generated Similarity Metrics to Foster Assimilation in Upward Social Comparison

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First published 2019-10

A Similarity Mindset Matters on Social Media: Using Algorithm-Generated Similarity Metrics to Foster Assimilation in Upward Social Comparison

Jin Kang, Bingjie Liu

Social Media + Society

Select article: The Dark Side of Upward Social Comparison for Social Media Users: An Investigation of Fear of Missing Out and Digital Hoarding Behavior

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First published 2023-1

The Dark Side of Upward Social Comparison for Social Media Users: An Investigation of Fear of Missing Out and Digital Hoarding Behavior

Haixia Wang, Peng Miao, Huiyuan Jia [...]

Social Media + Society

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

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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

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

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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

Select article: A Pessimistic Outlook on Victims and an ‘Upward Bias’ in Social Comparison Expectations of Victim Support Workers Regarding their Clients

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First published 1998-5

A Pessimistic Outlook on Victims and an ‘Upward Bias’ in Social Comparison Expectations of Victim Support Workers Regarding their Clients

Willem Winkel Frans, Monique R. Renssen

International Review of Victimology

Select article: Are You Better Than Me? Competitive Work Climates Fuel Impostorism via Upward Social Comparisons

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First published 2025

Are You Better Than Me? Competitive Work Climates Fuel Impostorism via Upward Social Comparisons

Sanne Feenstra, Felenka Phillips, Christopher T. Begeny [...]

Social Psychological and Personality Science

Select article: Social comparison activity in coping with HIV

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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

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

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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

Select article: Network Ties,Upward Status Heterophily,and Unanticipated Health Consequences

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First published 2023-6

Network Ties,Upward Status Heterophily,and Unanticipated Health Consequences

ChangHwan Kim, Harris Hyun-soo Kim

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Select article: Social Comparison in Retailer–Supplier Relationships: Referent Discrepancy Effects

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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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