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Comparison Directionality

Comparison Directionality is a construct in social comparison theory that specifies the relative social position of the target individual in upward social comparison, distinguishing it from downward or lateral comparisons by its focus on individuals perceived as superior in a given attribute or domain.

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21.9K

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306

Authors

152

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2017–2026

25

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Publications

167

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: The end of a theory and the emergence of a field

Abraham P. Buunk, Frederick X. Gibbons · Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes · 2006 · 993 citations

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Authors

306

  1. BP
    Bram P. Buunk

    University of Groningen, Netherlands

    12 publications · 1.9K citations

    12

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  2. FX
    Frederick X. Gibbons

    Iowa State University, United States

    6 publications · 1.5K citations

    6

    h-index

  3. PL
    Penelope Lockwood

    University of Toronto, Canada

    6 publications · 358 citations

    6

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  4. JV
    Joanne V. Wood

    University of Waterloo, Canada

    4 publications · 2.1K citations

    4

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  5. KD
    Kenneth D. Locke

    University of Idaho, United States

    4 publications · 305 citations

    4

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Institutions

152

  1. University of Groningen

    Groningen, The Netherlands

    11 h-index

    28 publications

    2.8K citations

  2. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    9 h-index

    24 publications

    1.5K citations

  3. Iowa State University

    Ames, United States

    7 h-index

    12 publications

    1.8K citations

  4. University of Iowa

    Iowa City, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    741 citations

  5. Université Clermont Auvergne

    Clermont-Ferrand, France

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    960 citations

  6. Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

    Kiel, Germany

    4 h-index

    11 publications

    475 citations

  7. University of Notre Dame

    Notre Dame, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    180 citations

  8. University of Idaho

    Moscow, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    389 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    28 publications · 4.4K citations

    27

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  2. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

    12 publications · 1.2K citations

    12

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  3. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

    PSPB · 11 publications · 783 citations

    11

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  4. Psychological Bulletin

    8 publications · 6.4K citations

    8

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  5. European Journal of Social Psychology

    EJSP · 5 publications · 331 citations

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