Assessment of abilities, opinions, and overall feelings of self-worth, are acknowledged to be influenced by how ones' attributes compare with those of other people. In social psychology, this process is known as social comparison. First published in 1991, this book presents the most recent developments in this field
Assessment of abilities, opinions, and overall feelings of self-worth, are acknowledged to be influenced by how ones' attributes compare with those of other people. In social psychology, this process is known as social comparison. First published in 1991, this book presents the most recent developments in this field
Contributors. Introduction. Part I: General Models of Social Comparison 1. A Brief History of Social Comparison Theory Ladd Wheeler 2. Serving Self-Relevant Goals Through Social Comparison Joanne V. Wood and Kathryn L. Taylor 3. Similarity and Self-Esteem in Downward Comparison Thomas Ashby Wills 4. Changing Patterns of Comparative Behavior as Skills Are Acquired: A Functional Model of Self-Evaluation Diane N. Ruble and Karin S. Frey 5. Emotion in Social Comparison and Reflection Processes Abraham Tesser Part II: Social Cognition and Social Comparison 6. The Uniqueness Bias: Studies of Constructive Social Comparison George R. Goethals, David M. Messick and Scott T. Allison 7. Social Projection and Attitudinal Certainty Norman Miller, Sharon Gross and Rolf Holtz 8. Self-Esteem and Intergroup Comparisons: Toward a Theory of Collective Self-Esteem Riia Luhtanen and Jennifer Crocker Part III: Specific Models of Comparison 9. Responses to Upward and Downward Social Comparisons: The Impact of Esteem-Relevance and Perceived Control Brenda Major, Maria Testa and Wayne H. Bylsma 10. Social Comparison Processes in Envy and Jealousy Peter Salovey 11. When Social Comparison Goes Awry: The Case of Pluralistic Ignorance Dale T. Miller and Cathy McFarland Part IV: Applied Models of Social Comparison 12. Downward Comparison and Coping with Threat Frederick X. Gibbons and Meg Gerrard 13. Comparisons, Justice, and the Internment of Japanese-Americans Donna Nagata and Faye Crosby 14. Social Comparison and Coping with Major Medical Problems Glenn Affleck and Howard Tennen Part V 15. Commentary: Neo-Social Comparison Theory and Beyond Thomas Ashby Wills and Jerry Suls. Author Index. Subject Index.
Contributors. Introduction. Part I: General Models of Social Comparison 1. A Brief History of Social Comparison Theory Ladd Wheeler 2. Serving Self-Relevant Goals Through Social Comparison Joanne V. Wood and Kathryn L. Taylor 3. Similarity and Self-Esteem in Downward Comparison Thomas Ashby Wills 4. Changing Patterns of Comparative Behavior as Skills Are Acquired: A Functional Model of Self-Evaluation Diane N. Ruble and Karin S. Frey 5. Emotion in Social Comparison and Reflection Processes Abraham Tesser Part II: Social Cognition and Social Comparison 6. The Uniqueness Bias: Studies of Constructive Social Comparison George R. Goethals, David M. Messick and Scott T. Allison 7. Social Projection and Attitudinal Certainty Norman Miller, Sharon Gross and Rolf Holtz 8. Self-Esteem and Intergroup Comparisons: Toward a Theory of Collective Self-Esteem Riia Luhtanen and Jennifer Crocker Part III: Specific Models of Comparison 9. Responses to Upward and Downward Social Comparisons: The Impact of Esteem-Relevance and Perceived Control Brenda Major, Maria Testa and Wayne H. Bylsma 10. Social Comparison Processes in Envy and Jealousy Peter Salovey 11. When Social Comparison Goes Awry: The Case of Pluralistic Ignorance Dale T. Miller and Cathy McFarland Part IV: Applied Models of Social Comparison 12. Downward Comparison and Coping with Threat Frederick X. Gibbons and Meg Gerrard 13. Comparisons, Justice, and the Internment of Japanese-Americans Donna Nagata and Faye Crosby 14. Social Comparison and Coping with Major Medical Problems Glenn Affleck and Howard Tennen Part V 15. Commentary: Neo-Social Comparison Theory and Beyond Thomas Ashby Wills and Jerry Suls. Author Index. Subject Index.
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