Tendencies for Comparing Up and Down: An Examination of the Directional Subscales of the Iowa-Netherlands Comparison Orientation Measure

Rose, Jason P.; Edmonds, Keith A.; Gallinari, Elizabeth F.; Herzog, Noelle K.; Kumar, Megh

doi:10.1080/00223891.2023.2186237

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“…A higher tendency for engaging in social comparison of ability, due to its self-evaluative nature, is more closely associated with experiencing negative consequences after engaging in upward comparisons in SNS platforms whereas a higher tendency for engaging in social comparison of opinion, due to its opinion validatory nature, is less likely to evoke negative emotions such as FOMO, envy, and depressive feelings. Likewise, future research is highly warranted to investigate more boundary conditions in regard to the directionality of social comparison ( Rose et al, 2023 ), and social closeness of social comparison targets ( Lup et al, 2015 ) to complement the existing theoretical framework of social comparison and SNS addiction.…”

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Social comparison of ability and fear of missing out mediate the relationship between subjective well-being and social network site addiction

Steinberger

Kim

2023

Front. Psychol.

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As social network sites (SNS) gain more users, the problem of unhealthy user behavior such as SNS addiction arises. We conducted a cross-sectional study (n = 296) on how subjective well-being (SWB) relates to SNS addiction by investigating two possible mediators: social comparison and the fear of missing out (FOMO). While doing so, we tested two distinct associations of social comparison: social comparison of ability (SCA) and social comparison of opinion (SCO). Splitting two components of social comparison is important because, while SCA involves social outcomes often depicted in SNS posts (e.g., performance, material wealth, health, and achievements) that might evoke negative emotions such as FOMO and jealousy, SCO involves presenting or sharing one’s beliefs and values in SNS posts (e.g., arguments, comments, and statements) that might evoke relatively little negative emotions. Our results showed that we replicated previous findings by demonstrating that social comparison and FOMO jointly mediated the relationship between SWB and SNS addiction. More importantly, SCA (together with FOMO), but not SCO, uniquely mediated the relationship between SWB and SNS addiction. Such distinct relations call for future research on identifying specific elements of social comparison contributing to the relation between FOMO and SNS addiction.

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Social comparison of ability and fear of missing out mediate the relationship between subjective well-being and social network site addiction

Steinberger

Kim

2023

Front. Psychol.

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Exposure to and engagement with digital psychoeducational content and community related to maternal mental health by perinatal persons and mothers: design of an online survey with optional follow-up and participant characteristics

Waring,

McManus-Shipp,

Field

et al. 2024

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BackgroundLeveraging digital platforms may be an effective strategy for connecting perinatal persons and mothers with evidence-based information and support related to maternal mental health and peers. Momwell is a mom-centered model of care that provides psychoeducational content through several digital platforms including social media, podcasts, and blog posts.ObjectiveTo describe the design of a study of perinatal persons and mothers who are exposed to or engage with psychoeducation content and community related to maternal mental health on social media or other digital platforms (Momwell), and to describe characteristics of the sample.MethodsAdults who engaged with Momwell on any of their digital platforms were recruited to participate in an online survey study in summer/fall 2023. Participants completed either a longer or shorter survey. Two to 3 months after completing this survey, participants who provided permission to be re-contacted were invited to complete a second survey. The surveys included validated psychological measures, study-specific quantitative questions, and open-ended questions that assessed participant demographics, exposure to and engagement with Momwell psychoeducation content and community, maternal mental health, parenting relationships, parenting self-efficacy, and additional psychosocial and health measures.ResultsParticipants (N=584; n=298 longer survey, n=286 shorter survey) were >99% mothers, 46% perinatal (10% pregnant, 36% post-partum), and on average 32.4 (SD: 3.9) years old. Fifty-nine percent were from the United States, 36% from Canada, and 5% from other countries. The vast majority (95%) followed Momwell on Instagram, 44% listened to the Momwell podcast and 41% received their newsletter. Most participants had been exposed to Momwell’s psychoeducation content for at least 6 months across the different platforms (range: 40% TikTok to 87% Instagram). Two to 3 months later, 246 participants completed a second survey (n=149 longer survey, n=97 shorter survey).ConclusionsData from this study will provide insights into how perinatal persons and mothers leverage digital psychoeducational content and peer communities to support their mental health across the perinatal period and into the early years of motherhood. Leveraging digital platforms to disseminate evidence-based digital psychoeducational content related to maternal mental health and connect peers has the potential to change how we care for perinatal persons and mothers.

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Isolating the role of researcher observation on reactivity to the measurement of physical activity

König,

Pasko,

Baga

et al. 2024

Applied Psych Health & Well

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Reactivity to physical activity (PA) measurement may result from the introduction of a measurement device, researcher observation, or both. Accessing data from prior to study enrollment afforded the rare opportunity to compare behavior during versus prior to participation. This study introduced researcher observation among adults who owned their own PA monitoring device, to test whether measurement reactivity can also be observed in experienced PA trackers, by comparing their data from before versus after the introduction of observation. In addition, the salience of researcher observation was manipulated to test for potential effects. Participants were 252 adults in the U.S. They completed two electronic surveys 14 days apart, in which they recorded steps per day as collected by their PA monitors over the previous 14 days. At the end of the first survey, they were randomized to view messages, which differed in emphasis on repeating entry of step data (i.e., “low” vs. “high” salience of researcher observation). Daily step counts did not change between 14‐day reporting periods, though patterns differed by gender and starting level of PA. Patterns did not differ between experimental conditions. Overall, introducing researcher observation without introducing an unfamiliar measurement device results in no meaningful reactivity with respect to PA.

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Tendencies for Comparing Up and Down: An Examination of the Directional Subscales of the Iowa-Netherlands Comparison Orientation Measure

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Social comparison of ability and fear of missing out mediate the relationship between subjective well-being and social network site addiction

Social comparison of ability and fear of missing out mediate the relationship between subjective well-being and social network site addiction

Exposure to and engagement with digital psychoeducational content and community related to maternal mental health by perinatal persons and mothers: design of an online survey with optional follow-up and participant characteristics

Isolating the role of researcher observation on reactivity to the measurement of physical activity

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