Concepedia

Social comparison and patient information: what do cancer patients want?

Femke Bennenbroek, Bram P. Buunk, Karen I. van der Zee, Brigit Grol

Patient Education and Counseling · 2002 · 87 citations · 21 references

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A Theory of Social Comparison Processes

Léon Festinger · Human Relations · 1954 · 20.3K 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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Informal social communication.

Léon Festinger · Psychological Review · 1950 · 1.6K citations

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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The affective consequences of social comparison: Either direction has its ups and downs.

Bram P. Buunk, Rebecca L. Collins, Shelley E. Taylor et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1990 · 844 citations

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