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Social comparison, social attractiveness and evolution: How might they be related?
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“After all, social comparisons did not emerge with SNSs; it is a phylogenetically ancient ability that has likely been instrumental to navigating social hierarchies throughout human evolutionary history (Benítez and Brosnan, 2020; Gilbert et al., 1995).”
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“…low-status stimuli, this system generates subjective hierarchical signals through upward social comparison (Gilbert, 2020; Price et al., 2007; Gilbert et al., 1995), thereby activating the threat protection system and triggering negative experiences such as frustration, shame, and…”
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- Authors
- Gilbert, P., Price, J., & Allan, S.
- Venue
- New Ideas in Psychology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1995-07
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 149-165
- ISSN
- 0732-118X (ISSN-L)
- 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
- figshare.com
- Licence
- Locations
- New Ideas in Psychology (publishedVersion)
- eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania) (submittedVersion)
- Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- 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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