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“From an evolutionary perspective, such comparisons guide whether to adopt submissive or assertive behaviors, with low-status signals and defensive postures serving to reduce perceived threat in competitive contexts (Gilbert et al., 1995).”

Authors: Gilbert, P., Price, J., & Allan, S.
ORCID: Gilbert, Paul
Allan, Steven
Venue: New Ideas in Psychology
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 1995-07
Volume: 13
Issue: 2
Pages: 149-165
ISSN: 0732-118X (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/0732-118x(95)00002-x
OpenAlex: W2079575968
Cited by: 322
References: 77
Citations by year: 2026: 13 · 2025: 23 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 21 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 19 · 2017: 21 · 2016: 14 · 2015: 12 · 2014: 17 · 2013: 16 · 2012: 15
FWCI: 0.61
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
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Licence: cc-by
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Locations: New Ideas in Psychology (publishedVersion)
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Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Emotions and Moral Behavior
Keywords: social comparison, social attractiveness, intrasexual selection, reciprocal exchange, resource holding potential, self-concept, self-esteem, phylogeny, human evolution

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