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Negative upward comparison and relative deprivation: sequential mediators between social networking service usage and loneliness
This study aimed to examine the complex relationships among social networking service (SNS) usage, loneliness, negative upward comparison, and...
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Social Comparison, Social Media, and Consumer Well-Being
Social comparison, or the act of comparing oneself to others, is an innate psychological mechanism that serves a variety of psychological and social...
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Does Social Comparison and Facebook Addiction Lead to Negative Mental Health? A Pilot Study of Emerging Adults Using Structural Equation Modelling
Recent research has observed that among the ever-increasing young users of social networking sites (e.g., Facebook), some present problematic use...
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How social media sharing drives consumption intention: the role of social media envy and social comparison orientation
BackgroundSocial media benign envy, an upward comparison-based and painful emotions associated with the motivation to improve oneself, has attracted...
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The relationship between social withdrawal and problematic social media use in Chinese college students: a chain mediation of alexithymia and negative body image
This study explores the relationship between social withdrawal and problematic social media use among college students, with a focus on the mediating...
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Bidirectional Associations of Adolescents’ Momentary Social Media Use and Negative Emotions
Public discourse and empirical studies have predominantly focused on the negative repercussions of social media on adolescents’ mental health....
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Social comparison affect emotional processing in subthreshold depression: evidence from an ERP study
Subthreshold depression can effectively and timely carry out early identification, prevention of major depressive disorder(MDD). Social comparison...
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Social Media Utilization, Fear of Missing Out, Upward Social Comparison, and Self-Compassion as Predictors of Psychological Distress and Life Satisfaction Among Individuals with Mental Health Concerns
Individuals with mental health concerns may interact with social media to obtain support and share information; however, they might be more...
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The effect of social media upward comparison on Chinese adolescent learning engagement: a moderated multiple mediation model
To investigate the mechanisms and boundary conditions of social media upward comparison on adolescents’ learning engagement, this study utilized two...
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The neuroscience of social comparison and competition
The study of competition from a social comparison perspective offers valuable insights into the neuroscience of social judgment and decision making...
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The early negative bias of social semantics: evidence from behavioral and ERP studies
BackgroundCompared to nonsocial information, the human brain is more highly sensitive to social information. As a kind of typical social semantic...
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Adolescents’ Social Comparison on Social Media: Links with Momentary Self-Evaluations
Adolescents are developmentally motivated to engage in social comparisons, and social media platforms provide abundant social information that...
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Friendship quality and basic psychological need satisfaction in middle school students: the mediating role of self-presentation on social networking sites and social comparison
As adolescent mental health problems are currently frequent, we urgently need to explore the factors affecting adolescent mental health. Basic...
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Why can’t I stop buying? Upward social comparison on social networking sites and online compulsive buying: a latent moderated mediation model
The pervasiveness of social networking sites (SNSs) has led to renewed interest in the topic of online compulsive buying. These platforms possess...
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Linking negative workplace gossip to deviant workplace behavior: A social cognitive perspective
Negative workplace gossip (NWG) is a form of verbal, indirect, and covert attack against others in an organization. Given the increased ease of...
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Exposure to the Positivity Bias and Adolescents’ Differential Longitudinal Links with Social Comparison, Inspiration and Envy Depending on Social Media Literacy
Social media literacy is assumed to protect adolescents from negative social media effects, yet research supporting this is lacking. The current...
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Multiculturalism, social distance, and xenophobia among non-WEIRD individuals toward Syrian refugees: positive and negative emotions as moderators
Türkiye, the country hosting the most refugees in the world, hosted millions of refugees due to the Syrian civil war, the Taliban coup, and Russia's...
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The influence of Negative Social Identity Management Strategies and Self-esteem on Perceived Stigma of Poverty
The main subject of the research is the relationship between perceived stigma and negative social identity management strategies (as described in Socia...
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Longitudinal Associations Between Peer Victimization and Positive and Negative Social Risk Taking in Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Adolescence is characterized by heightened risk taking, along with salient peer relationships. This study leveraged data from 167 adolescents across...
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Positive aging: social support and social well-being in older adults-the serial mediation model of social comparison and cognitive reappraisal
This study explored the mediation role of social comparison and cognitive reappraisal in the influence of social support on social well-being in...
