For better or worse: The impact of upward social comparison on self-evaluations.
1996; American Psychological Association; Volume: 119; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1037/0033-2909.119.1.51
ISSN1939-1455
Autores Tópico(s)Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
ResumoUpward social comparison is generally regarded as ego deflating, yet people often compare themselves with those whose abilities and attributes are better than their own. Upward comparison provides useful information, which may partially account for this behavior. Furthermore, it is proposed that upw
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