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Comparison Direction

Comparison Direction is a theoretical construct in the study of lateral social comparison that specifies the orientational axis—upward or downward—along which individuals evaluate themselves relative to peers in terms of abilities, attributes, or outcomes.

245

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27.2K

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463

Authors

233

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2017–2026

37

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Publications

245

Downward comparison principles in social psychology.

Thomas A. Wills · Psychological Bulletin · 1981 · 2.6K citations

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Theory and research concerning social comparisons of personal attributes.

Joanne V. Wood · Psychological Bulletin · 1989 · 1.9K citations

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Social Comparison Processes: Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives.

Thomas F. Pettigrew, Jerry Suls, Richard L. Miller · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1979 · 1.2K citations

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For better or worse: The impact of upward social comparison on self-evaluations.

Rebecca L. Collins · Psychological Bulletin · 1996 · 1.1K citations

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Social Comparison: Why, With Whom, and With What Effect?

Jerry Suls, René Martin, Ladd Wheeler · Current Directions in Psychological Science · 2002 · 996 citations

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Authors

463

  1. BP
    Bram P. Buunk

    University of Groningen, Netherlands

    13 publications · 1.8K citations

    13

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  2. JS
    Jerry Suls

    University of Iowa, United States

    6 publications · 2.4K citations

    6

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  3. SE
    Shelley E. Taylor

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    5 publications · 1.6K citations

    5

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  4. LW
    Ladd Wheeler

    University of Rochester, United States

    5 publications · 2.3K citations

    5

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  5. NM
    Nicolas Michinov

    Université de Rennes, France

    5 publications · 92 citations

    5

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Institutions

233

  1. University of Groningen

    Groningen, The Netherlands

    15 h-index

    37 publications

    2.1K citations

  2. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    907 citations

  3. Université Clermont Auvergne

    Clermont-Ferrand, France

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    1K citations

  4. University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    534 citations

  5. Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

    Kiel, Germany

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    444 citations

  6. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    1.3K citations

  7. University of Iowa

    Iowa City, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    2.6K citations

  8. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    1K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    31 publications · 6.1K citations

    27

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  2. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

    14 publications · 1.5K citations

    13

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  3. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

    PSPB · 12 publications · 639 citations

    13

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  4. Psychological Bulletin

    9 publications · 6.5K citations

    9

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  5. European Journal of Social Psychology

    EJSP · 9 publications · 738 citations

    9

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