Outstanding others vs. mediocre me: The effect of social comparison on uniqueness-seeking behavior

宫秀双, 张红红; Xiushuang, Zhang Honghong Gong

doi:10.3724/sp.j.1041.2020.00645

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“…The results of social comparisons can result in a cognitive evaluation that one is superior or inferior to others. This is likely to trigger the emotional responses of an individual and, thus, further influence the judgment and behavior of the individual (Gong and Zhang, 2020). These results suggest that the higher the subjective SES, the greater the chance that adolescents may achieve a similar superiority of their family in terms of economic and cultural resources.…”

Section: The Mediating Effect Of Resiliencementioning

confidence: 98%

Family Socioeconomic Status and Learning Engagement in Chinese Adolescents: The Multiple Mediating Roles of Resilience and Future Orientation

Chen

Jiang

Liu³

2021

Front. Psychol.

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This study explored the mediating effects of resilience and future orientation on the relationship between family socioeconomic status (SES) and learning engagement within the context of Chinese culture based on the cognitive theory of social class. A total of 1,245 junior high school students were recruited to complete anonymous questionnaires regarding the objective and subjective SES of their families, resilience, future orientation, and learning engagement. The mediating effects were tested by stepped multiple linear regression. Results indicated the following: (1) the relationships between objective and subjective SES, resilience, future orientation, and learning engagement was significantly positive; (2) resilience only mediated the relationship between subjective SES and learning engagement, whereas future orientation mediated the relationships between objective/subjective SES and learning engagement; (3) resilience and future orientation sequentially mediated the relationship between subjective SES and learning engagement. The current study contributes to a better understanding of how family SES influences adolescent academic performance from the perspective of adolescent cognitive abilities. In addition, this study provides implications for the prevention and intervention of academic performance of poor adolescents due to low SES.

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Section: The Mediating Effect Of Resiliencementioning

confidence: 98%

Family Socioeconomic Status and Learning Engagement in Chinese Adolescents: The Multiple Mediating Roles of Resilience and Future Orientation

Chen

Jiang

Liu³

2021

Front. Psychol.

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“…This study also found differences in the effects of trait and state perceived economic mobility, particularly in the interaction between perceived economic mobility and SES, i.e., state perceived economic mobility has a stronger effect on product preference for individuals with low SES, whereas trait perceived economic mobility has a stronger effect on product preference for individuals with high SES. Researchers more frequently investigated the effect of state perceived economic mobility in previous studies (Gong & Zhang, 2020;Yoon & Kim, 2016;Yoon & Kim, 2018).There are recent studies that examined both trait and state perceived economic mobility (e.g., Kwon et al, 2022), while they do not further discuss the difference in their effects, so this study also contributes to this content.…”

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The Effect of Perceived Economic Mobility on Product Preferences and Choices: A Moderated Mediation Model

Wang¹,

Fan²

2022

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The social-economic environment often plays an essential role in consumers' consumption, especially their subjective perception of the economic environment, perceived economic mobility, is closely related to their minds and behavior. Two studies were used to demonstrate the relationship between perceived economic mobility and product choice preference. It also explores the mediating effect of regulatory focus and the moderating effect of SES. Study 1 illustrates that individuals with a low (vs. high) perceived economic mobility prefer hedonic (vs. utilitarian) products. In addition, regulatory focus plays a mediating role, that is high (vs. low) perceived economic mobility can lead to promotion focus (vs. prevention focus) and thus results in the preference for hedonic products (vs. utilitarian products). Moreover, with the rise of SES, the effect of regulatory focus and perceived economic mobility on product preference has been robust. Study 2 also proves the main effect of perceived economic mobility and its interaction effect on product preference with SES, and there is no mediation effect of regulatory focus in study 2. By elucidating the important role that perceived economic mobility plays in product choice preference, the current study sheds new light on consumer research and has both theoretical and practical applications.

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“…Contrary to the discussed ideas on the upward comparison, once a user experiences negative emotions after a social comparison, the desire to maintain a positive self could encourage them to adjust the level of a downward comparison (Gong and Zhang, 2020). Thus, people end up spending more time editing and revising the information to be presented to gain the approval of others.…”

Section: Mediating Role Of Social Comparisonmentioning

confidence: 94%

Vulnerable Narcissism in Social Networking Sites: The Role of Upward and Downward Social Comparisons

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Social networking sites (SNSs) have provided a new platform for people to present their narcissism. The objective of the current study was to investigate the underlying mechanisms between active and passive SNS use and vulnerable narcissism among college students. In achieving this, the study based its method on the media effect and social comparative theory and recruited 529 participants to complete the Surveillance Use Scale, Iowa–Netherlands Comparison Orientation Measure, and Hypersensitivity Narcissistic Scale. The results showed that active and passive SNS use were positively related to upward and downward social comparisons. Active and passive SNS use also indirectly predicted vulnerable narcissism through the parallel mediation of upward and downward social comparisons. This study also revealed the vital role of social comparison in the association between SNS use and vulnerable narcissism.

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Outstanding others vs. mediocre me: The effect of social comparison on uniqueness-seeking behavior

Cited by 11 publications

References 33 publications

Family Socioeconomic Status and Learning Engagement in Chinese Adolescents: The Multiple Mediating Roles of Resilience and Future Orientation

Family Socioeconomic Status and Learning Engagement in Chinese Adolescents: The Multiple Mediating Roles of Resilience and Future Orientation

The Effect of Perceived Economic Mobility on Product Preferences and Choices: A Moderated Mediation Model

Vulnerable Narcissism in Social Networking Sites: The Role of Upward and Downward Social Comparisons

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