Concepedia

Downward Appearance Comparison

Downward Appearance Comparison is a cognitive evaluation process in social psychology wherein an individual compares their physical appearance to that of another person perceived as less physically attractive or less physically desirable, typically to enhance self-esteem or body satisfaction.

37

Publications

2.8K

Citations

120

Authors

59

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

18

Parents

Publications

37

The impact of appearance comparisons made through social media, traditional media, and in person in women’s everyday lives

Jasmine Fardouly, Rebecca T. Pinkus, Lenny R. Vartanian · Body Image · 2016 · 447 citations

, , +17

Selective Self-Presentation and Social Comparison Through Photographs on Social Networking Sites

Jesse Fox, Megan A. Vendemia · Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking · 2016 · 306 citations

, , +17

Upward and downward physical appearance comparisons: Development of scales and examination of predictive qualities

Kerry O’Brien, Peter Caputi, Rona Minto et al. · Body Image · 2009 · 300 citations · Full text

, , +13

Upward and Downward: Social Comparison Processing of Thin Idealized Media Images

Marika Tiggemann, Janet Polivy · Psychology of Women Quarterly · 2010 · 201 citations

, , +17

Self-esteem, similarity, and reactions to active versus passive downward comparison.

Frederick X. Gibbons, Sue Boney McCoy · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1991 · 161 citations

, , +17

1–5 of 37

Authors

120

  1. PA
    Peter A. McCarthy

    University of Münster, Germany

    2 publications · 37 citations

    2

    h-index

  2. CT
    Cecilie Thøgersen‐Ntoumani

    Curtin University, Australia

    2 publications · 61 citations

    2

    h-index

  3. TM
    Thomas Meyer

    Maastricht University, Netherlands

    2 publications · 37 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. NM
    Nexhmedin Morina

    University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

    2 publications · 37 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. FX
    Frederick X. Gibbons

    Iowa State University, United States

    2 publications · 238 citations

    2

    h-index

1–5 of 120

Institutions

59

  1. University of South Florida

    Tampa, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    537 citations

  2. Curtin University

    Perth, Australia

    2 h-index

    8 publications

    244 citations

  3. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    152 citations

  4. University of Münster

    Münster, Germany

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    124 citations

  5. Deakin University

    Burwood, Australia

    2 h-index

    10 publications

    640 citations

  6. KU Leuven

    Leuven, Belgium

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    88 citations

  7. Griffith University

    Brisbane, Australia

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    112 citations

  8. New York University

    New York, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    20 citations

1–8 of 59

Venues

  1. Body Image

    7 publications · 1.1K citations

    7

    h-index

  2. International Journal of Eating Disorders

    3 publications · 216 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. Psychology of Women Quarterly

    3 publications · 262 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. PLoS ONE

    2 publications · 33 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. Health Communication

    2 publications · 31 citations

    2

    h-index

1–5