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Appearance Discrepancy

Appearance Discrepancy is a theoretical construct in the field of social comparison that refers to the perceived difference between an individual’s own physical appearance and the appearance of another person, serving as a cognitive and affective determinant of self-evaluation in appearance-related contexts.

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2017–2026

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Instafamous and social media influencer marketing

Seung‐A Annie Jin, Aziz Muqaddam, Ehri Ryu · Marketing Intelligence & Planning · 2019 · 981 citations

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Development of the appearance-reality distinction

John H. Flavell, Eleanor R. Flavell, Frances L. Green · Cognitive Psychology · 1983 · 670 citations

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Learning to Reduce Dual-Level Discrepancy for Infrared-Visible Person Re-Identification

Zhixiang Wang, Zheng Wang, Yinqiang Zheng et al. · 2019 · 493 citations

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Social Comparison 2.0: Examining the Effects of Online Profiles on Social-Networking Sites

Nina Haferkamp, Nicole C. Krämer · Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking · 2010 · 456 citations

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Can the Media Affect Us? Social Comparison, Self-Discrepancy, and the Thin Ideal

Gayle R. Bessenoff · Psychology of Women Quarterly · 2006 · 410 citations

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Authors

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  1. HW
    Herbert W. Marsh

    Western Sydney University, Australia

    3 publications · 61 citations

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  2. WJ
    Wei Jiang

    Zhejiang University, China

    2 publications · 67 citations

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  3. ML
    Mary Lynn Damhorst

    Iowa State University, United States

    2 publications · 143 citations

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  4. SY
    Shanxin Yuan

    Huawei Technologies (Sweden), Sweden

    2 publications · 267 citations

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  5. LF
    Laura Francesca Scalas

    University of Cagliari, Italy

    2 publications · 27 citations

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Institutions

127

  1. University of Münster

    Münster, Germany

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    560 citations

  2. Zhejiang University

    Hangzhou, China

    3 h-index

    14 publications

    427 citations

  3. Iowa State University

    Ames, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    143 citations

  4. Singapore University of Technology and Design

    Singapore, Singapore

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    73 citations

  5. Imperial College London

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    801 citations

  6. Karolinska Institutet

    Stockholm, Sweden

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    122 citations

  7. Nanyang Technological University

    Singapore, Singapore

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    49 citations

  8. Rakuten (Japan)

    Tokyo, Japan

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    267 citations

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  1. Body Image

    8 publications · 594 citations

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  2. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal

    4 publications · 238 citations

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  4. arXiv (Cornell University)

    Repository · 3 publications · 54 citations

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  5. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

    PSPB · 2 publications · 126 citations

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