What Is Social Comparison and How Should We Study It?.

Wood, Joanne V.

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ERIC Number: EJ532020

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1996

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What Is Social Comparison and How Should We Study It?

Wood, Joanne V.

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, v22 n5 p520-37 May 1996

Examines frequently used measures and procedures in social comparison research. The question of whether a method truly captures social comparison requires a clear understanding of what social comparison is; hence a definition of social comparison is proposed, multiple ancillary processes in social comparison are identified, and definitional controversies are addressed. (KW)

Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Self Concept, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Social Adjustment, Social Behavior, Social Characteristics, Social Cognition

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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