Strategies of social comparison among people with low self-esteem: Self-protection and self-enhancement.

Wood, Joanne V.; Giordano-Beech, Maria; Taylor, Kathryn L.; Michela, John L.; Gaus, Valerie L.

doi:10.1037//0022-3514.67.4.713

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“…Related to the tendency to engage in social comparisons, people who reported low self-esteem were more likely to show problematic use of SNSs [51][52][53][54]. In order to boost self-esteem, individuals often engage in social comparisons in a strategic way by comparing the self with others who are worse off, to feel better about themselves (contrastive downward comparison; [55]) or by comparing themselves with others who are similar but slightly better off, to view the self as a person who could achieve the same (assimilative upward comparison; [56]). However, SNS users who aim to boost their self-esteem might actively engage in SNS social comparisons while constantly failing to do so, because other users portraying themselves in a rose-tinted image.…”

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The Contributions of Social Comparison to Social Network Site Addiction

Kim¹,

Schlicht²,

Schardt³

et al. 2020

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Excessive use of social network sites (SNSs) can often lead to negative consequences of frequent upward social comparisons despite having the social network platform to present users in a favorable light. However, the existing literature gives little evidence to what type of social comparison motives can lead to excessive use of SNSs. The present study showed that the tendency to engage in social comparisons of abilities (but not of opinions) predicted self-reported uncontrollable SNS use over and above the feelings of relative deprivation on social relationships and status. Our results indicate that engaging in SNS activities to make quick and easy social comparisons rather than to gain social recourses (e.g., making more social contacts and staying in touch with desirable social groups) might be the driving factor of uncontrollable use of SNSs.

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The Contributions of Social Comparison to Social Network Site Addiction

Kim¹,

Schlicht²,

Schardt³

et al. 2020

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Social Comparison, Social Media, and Consumer Well-Being

Cruz,

Serin,

Chan

et al. 2024

International Series on Consumer Science

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Self-esteem moderates affective reactions to briefly presented emotional faces

Richter

Ridout

2011

Journal of Research in Personality

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According to the sociometer hypothesis individuals with low self-esteem experience increased negative affect in response to negative social stimuli, even when these stimuli are not perceived consciously. Using an affective priming paradigm, the present study examined whether trait self-esteem would moderate mood following briefly presented facial expressions. Results from 43 undergraduates revealed that, after controlling for baseline mood, anxiety and depression, the degree of negative affect experienced by the participants following exposure to expressions of anger and disgust varied as a function of their selfesteem. Implications for individuals with low-self esteem and our understanding of the link between self-esteem and negative affect are discussed.

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Strategies of social comparison among people with low self-esteem: Self-protection and self-enhancement.

Cited by 42 publications

References 57 publications

The Contributions of Social Comparison to Social Network Site Addiction

The Contributions of Social Comparison to Social Network Site Addiction

Social Comparison, Social Media, and Consumer Well-Being

Self-esteem moderates affective reactions to briefly presented emotional faces

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