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- In both studies, social anxiety was associated with less favorable, more unstable social comparisons. In both studies, favorable social comparisons were associated with higher positive affect and lower negative affect and social anxiety.
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- Exploring the association of social comparison with ...
This review suggests social comparison has a significant...
- Exploring the association of social comparison with ...
Jul 1, 2021 · In both studies, social comparisons and momentary affect/social anxiety were more strongly linked in people with elevated trait social anxiety/SAD compared to less socially anxious participants.
Participants in Study 2-even those with SAD-made more favorable social comparisons when they were with other people than when alone. Taken together, results suggest that social anxiety is associated with unfavorable, unstable self-views that are linked to compromised well-being.
- Fallon R Goodman, Kerry C Kelso, Brenton M Wiernik, Todd B Kashdan
- 2021
Mar 2, 2024 · The findings from this longitudinal study indicate mixed associations between social comparison and mental health outcomes: concurrent social comparison and depressive symptoms were correlated, but social comparison predicted lower loneliness and anxiety at a later time-point two-three weeks later.
This review suggests social comparison has a significant association with depression and anxiety. However, the limited number of studies with clinical populations necessitates further research on social comparison processes in clinical samples.
- Peter A. McCarthy, Nexhmedin Morina
- 2020
May 6, 2020 · The results indicated that Instagram use did not directly increase social anxiety. Instead, social comparison, a proximal outcome, and self-esteem, an intermediate outcome played mediating roles, supporting the complete mediation effects.
Mar 27, 2020 · This review examined social comparison as a process of acquiring, evaluating, and reacting to comparison information in relation to depression and anxiety. Self-evaluations in social comparison have a significant association with depression and anxiety, with diagnoses differentiated by how information is sought and acquired.
