Evidence that Social Comparison with the Thin Ideal Affects Implicit Self-Evaluation

Bocage-Barthélémy, Yvana; Selimbegović, Leila; Chatard, Armand

doi:10.5334/irsp.114

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“…(S2.P6)As predicted in Lefebvre’s representational space, the above quotations demonstrate both upward and downward comparisons within VS. Despite presenting idealized images of their self on SNSs, and being aware of this fact, this does not protect them from upwardly located targets, whom they compare themselves to in an immediate and often automatic fashion (Bocage-Barthelemy et al, 2018). This not only serves to devalue self-esteem/self-evaluations (Vogel et al, 2014), but also creates and maintains an incongruence between their real-self and ideal-self (Rogers, 1961).…”

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“I Want to See People’s Reactions to the Selfies”: A Lefebvrian Analysis of the Impact of Social Networking Sites on Physical, Mental, and Emotional Functioning

Harkin

Yates

Riach

et al. 2021

Social Science Computer Review

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Since the conception and exponential growth of social networking sites (SNSs), technology has advanced sufficiently to allow access to them at any moment for any reason. This has given users a “virtual space” (VS) in which to communicate and “live” within (e.g., Facebook), a space which disparate research has shown to have an impact on users’ behaviors, thoughts, and emotions. The present study aimed to examine the potential for SNSs to influence the physical, mental, and social well-being of undergraduate students. To explore this in a unified fashion, we conducted in-depth interviews with 25 participants across three qualitative studies. All interview transcripts were analyzed using a recursive deductive thematic analysis. Lefebvre’s trialectic of space was examined for its applicability to students’ experiences of VS vis-à-vis SNSs. Lefebvre’s spatial triad provides a novel and coherent framework to untangle and explain the multifaceted and often complicated nature of SNS use. Analysis found correspondence between Lefebvrian triadic space and SNSs to explain the pervasive, dominant, and sometimes pathological role that SNSs can have upon everyday functioning. Implications are that a Lefebvrian approach can inform future research as a means to untangle and explain the multifaceted and often complicated nature of SNS use.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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“I Want to See People’s Reactions to the Selfies”: A Lefebvrian Analysis of the Impact of Social Networking Sites on Physical, Mental, and Emotional Functioning

Harkin

Yates

Riach

et al. 2021

Social Science Computer Review

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“…First, it is difficult for respondents to escape comparison. Even when they declare that they do not compare themselves to others, they almost automatically do so when confronted with images (Bocage- Barthélémy et al, 2018). This illustrates the power of comparison effects.…”

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The old and the beautiful: senior women’s exposure to models in advertisements and the impact on their identity

Bourcier-Béquaert

Chevalier

Moal³

2021

JCM

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Purpose This study aims to examine how exposure to female models in advertisements can create identity tensions in senior women and how they manage the comparison and develop different adaptation strategies to deal with these tensions. Design/methodology/approach This research is based on a qualitative approach involving 27 in-depth interviews with French women aged 60 to 79. Photo-elicitation with choice of models as reference points by respondents was used to capture comparison strategies with regard to models. Findings Interviews with senior women confirm that identity tensions due to appearance arise in the context of ageing, particularly when senior women are faced with advertising models. Three reactions of senior women to identity tensions are described, namely, avoiding comparison to protect the self, engaging in comparison despite its resulting devaluation of the self, proceeding to a positive comparison that reinforces their identity. This paper finds that comparison modalities are specific to each strategy. Research limitations/implications This research opens the way to further investigation, especially with regard to understanding social comparison mechanisms in an advertising context for senior women targets. Practical implications This paper raises awareness of the effects of senior women’s exposure to advertising on their self-perception in the context of ageing. It provides practical guidance to advertising professionals on the use of models in ads when targeting senior women and helps marketing managers in their communication strategies. Social implications This research reveals pronounced identity tensions in relation to appearance among senior women in the context of advertising exposure. By providing more diverse models, advertising representations could help to improve the identity perceptions of senior women. Originality/value Very few studies have hitherto investigated identity effects on senior female consumers of female model usage in advertising.

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“…In broad terms, social comparison refers to thinking about the self in relationship to others (Garcia et al., 2013; Križan & Gibbons, 2014; Suls & Wheeler, 2017). Social comparisons are pervasive in daily life (Summerville & Roese, 2008; Wheeler & Miyake, 1992), and sometimes occur with little conscious awareness or control (Bocage‐Barthélémy et al., 2018; Gilbert et al., 1995). There are two core distinctions in the social comparison literature.…”

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Moderators of the big‐fish‐little‐pond effect in educational settings: A scoping review

Stockus,

Zell

2023

Social & Personality Psych

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The big‐fish‐little‐pond effect (BFLPE) is the tendency for students to evaluate themselves more favorably when they have high rank in a low rank school than low rank in a high rank school. In this scoping review, we evaluate evidence for several student and teacher factors that have been tested as moderators of the BFLPE. Our synthesis provides initial evidence suggesting that the BFLPE may be stronger for students who are older, reside in WEIRD societies (with some exceptions), female (when tested in the science domain), low in narcissism, and high in neuroticism. Additionally, our synthesis suggests that the effect is weaker when students have positive relationships with their teachers and receive differentiated instruction. We did not find a strong or consistent pattern of moderation when examining student ability, student achievement goals, teacher grading practices, or teacher frame of reference. We conclude by highlighting limitations of the extant literature, moderators that appear most fruitful for additional research, and promising social‐psychological factors that have yet to be tested as moderators of the BFLPE.

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Evidence that Social Comparison with the Thin Ideal Affects Implicit Self-Evaluation

Cited by 7 publications

References 45 publications

“I Want to See People’s Reactions to the Selfies”: A Lefebvrian Analysis of the Impact of Social Networking Sites on Physical, Mental, and Emotional Functioning

“I Want to See People’s Reactions to the Selfies”: A Lefebvrian Analysis of the Impact of Social Networking Sites on Physical, Mental, and Emotional Functioning

The old and the beautiful: senior women’s exposure to models in advertisements and the impact on their identity

Moderators of the big‐fish‐little‐pond effect in educational settings: A scoping review

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