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Comparison Target Selection

Comparison Target Selection is a cognitive process in the context of upward social comparison that involves the deliberate identification and choice of a superior individual or group as a benchmark for self-evaluation, distinguished by its focus on attributes perceived as attainable and relevant to one’s personal goals or standards.

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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, Stress, and Coping

Shelley E. Taylor, Bram P. Buunk, Lisa G. Aspinwall · Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin · 1990 · 240 citations

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Social comparison choices in the classroom: further evidence for students' upward comparison tendency and its beneficial impact on performance

Pascal Huguet, Florence Dumas, Jean Marc Monteil et al. · European Journal of Social Psychology · 2001 · 226 citations

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Status and solidarity in social comparison: Agentic and communal values and vertical and horizontal directions.

Kenneth D. Locke · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2003 · 156 citations

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Theory and research concerning social comparisons of personal attributes.

Joanne V. Wood · Psychological Bulletin · 1989 · 143 citations

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Authors

58

  1. JM
    Jean‐Marc Monteil

    Université Clermont Auvergne, France

    3 publications · 42 citations

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  2. PH
    Pascal Huguet

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    2 publications · 248 citations

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  3. IR
    Isabelle Régner

    Aix-Marseille Université, France

    2 publications · 32 citations

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  4. KD
    Kenneth D. Locke

    University of Idaho, United States

    2 publications · 183 citations

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  5. JV
    Joanne V. Wood

    University of Waterloo, Canada

    2 publications · 2.1K citations

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Institutions

42

  1. Université Clermont Auvergne

    Clermont-Ferrand, France

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    946 citations

  2. University of Scranton

    Scranton, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    66 citations

  3. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    51 citations

  4. University of Idaho

    Moscow, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    183 citations

  5. University of Sheffield

    Sheffield, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  6. South China Normal University

    Guangzhou, China

    1 h-index

    6 publications

    654 citations

  7. University of Lausanne

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    268 citations

  8. Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées

    Toulouse, France

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    22 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    2 publications · 183 citations

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  2. Basic and Applied Social Psychology

    2 publications · 26 citations

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  3. Psychological Bulletin

    2 publications · 2.1K citations

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  4. Journal of Applied Social Psychology

    2 publications · 93 citations

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  5. Psychology and Health

    2 publications · 51 citations

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