Towards a computational model of social comparison: Some implications for the cognitive architecture

Fridman, Natalie; Kaminka, Gal A.

doi:10.1016/j.cogsys.2010.08.002

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“…The social comparison theory posits that individuals engage in comparisons with others as a means of self-evaluation (Festinger, 1954). This notion is corroborated by Fridman and Kaminka (2011), who indicated that social comparison is an uncertaintyresolution method, which is a cognitive process. FOMO is the apprehension that one's peers are engaged in more fulfilling activities or achieving greater successes than them, which arises from comparing one's experiences with others (Przybylski et al, 2013).…”

Section: Usc and Fomo As Serial Mediatorsmentioning

confidence: 94%

Adolescents' loneliness and problematic smartphone use: The mediating role of upward social comparison and the moderating role of self‐identity

Shao,

Mao,

Zhang

et al. 2024

Psychology in the Schools

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Loneliness is an important risk factor for problematic smartphone use (PSU) among adolescents and the mechanisms underlying this correlation remain unclear. In this study, a moderated serial mediation model was tested by administering the Problematic Smartphone Use Scale for Chinese Adolescents, the Loneliness Scale (LS), the Upward Social Comparison Scale, the Fear of Missing Out Scale, and the Self‐Identity Scale to 466 Chinese adolescents. The results showed that: (1) loneliness was positively correlated with PSU, (2) upward social comparison (USC) and fear of missing out served as sequential mediating factors in the correlation between loneliness and PSU, and (3) self‐identity played a moderating role between USC and fear of missing out. These findings shed new light on developing strategies to prevent and intervene in adolescents' PSU by revealing the underlying mechanisms between loneliness and PSU.

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Section: Usc and Fomo As Serial Mediatorsmentioning

confidence: 94%

Adolescents' loneliness and problematic smartphone use: The mediating role of upward social comparison and the moderating role of self‐identity

Shao,

Mao,

Zhang

et al. 2024

Psychology in the Schools

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“…Fridman proposed a theoretically-based crowd modelling algorithm whose development was inspired by Festinger's social comparison theory (SCT). The agents within this model base their decisions on the desire to be in and act as a group through comparison of their actions/attributes with those around them adjusting them accordingly [49]. Therefore, the behavioral driver is convergence to the social environment rather than an assessment of the perceived influence of the social, physical, procedural and environmental conditions.…”

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confidence: 99%

Guidance for the Model Developer on Representing Human Behavior in Egress Models

2015

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Structures are currently designed and typically constructed in accordance with prescriptive and performance-based methodologies to ensure a certain level of safety. The performance-based approach requires the quantification of both available safe egress time (ASET) and required safe egress time (RSET) to determine the degree of safety provided. This article focuses on the RSET side of the equation, for which an engineer would use some type of egress modelling approach to estimate evacuation performance. Often, simple engineering equations are applied to estimate the RSET value; however, over time, more sophisticated computational tools have appeared. Irrespective of the approach adopted, appropriate and accurate representation of human behavior in fire within these approaches is limited, mainly due to the lack of a comprehensive conceptual model of evacuee decision-making and behavior during fire emergencies. This article initially presents a set of behavioral statements that represent the primary elements of current understanding regarding evacuee behavior. Once presented, guidance is provided on how these behavioral statements might be incorporated by the model developer into an egress model. The intent here is to assist in the advancement of current egress models by outlining the model structures required to represent the current understanding of egress behavior.Keywords: Egress models, Evacuee behavior, Model development human behavior in fire BackgroundFor a building to be constructed and occupied, it must first be established that it provides a sufficient level of safety during a fire incident. Structures are typically designed and constructed in accordance with two regulatory approaches to ensure

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“…A number of Festinger's axioms were implemented directly into the agent model (Festinger, 1954;Fridman and Kaminka, 2011). The first principle is that agents compare their state to that of other agents.…”

Section: Social Comparison Processmentioning

confidence: 99%

Modelling the Emergence of Shared Attitudes from Group Dynamics Using an Agent‐Based Model of Social Comparison Theory

2014

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We propose a novel agent‐based implementation of Festinger's social comparison theory (SCT). The social comparison model (SCM) consists of connectionist networks that simulate agent‐level social comparison processes. Agent networks are combined into an adaptive network structure that is shaped by social comparisons between individual agents. Simulations show how the SCM produces behavior consistent with the empirical literature on group dynamics. In addition, experimental results are reported that show how the SCM can simulate how critical and conformist norms affect interpersonal processes and emergent attitudes. We conclude that the coupling of simulations and experiments, and the use of psychologically plausible agent models within adaptive network structures, can provide new impetus to the development of models of individual and social cognition. An integrated framework such as the SCM allows investigating key theoretical predictions around the origin and maintenance of socially shared information through social comparisons in fundamentally novel ways. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Towards a computational model of social comparison: Some implications for the cognitive architecture

Cited by 8 publications

References 11 publications

Adolescents' loneliness and problematic smartphone use: The mediating role of upward social comparison and the moderating role of self‐identity

Adolescents' loneliness and problematic smartphone use: The mediating role of upward social comparison and the moderating role of self‐identity

Guidance for the Model Developer on Representing Human Behavior in Egress Models

Modelling the Emergence of Shared Attitudes from Group Dynamics Using an Agent‐Based Model of Social Comparison Theory

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