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Social comparison on social networking sites

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Verduyn, Philippe, Gugushvili, Nino, Massar, Karlijn, Täht, Karin, Kross, Ethan·2020·Current Opinion in Psychology

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Because of the rise of social networking sites (SNSs), social comparisons take place at an unprecedented rate and scale. There is a growing concern that these online social comparisons negatively impact people's subjective well-being (SWB). In this paper, we review research on (a) the antecedents of social comparisons on SNSs, (b) the consequences of social comparisons on SNSs for SWB and, (c) social comparison as a mechanism explaining (mediator) or affecting (moderator) the relationship between SNSs and SWB. The occurrence of social comparisons on SNSs depends on who uses the SNS and on how the SNS is being used with passive use in particular resulting in increased levels of social comparison. Moreover, social comparison on SNSs may occasionally result in an increase in SWB but typically negative effects are found as people tend to engage in contrasting upward social comparisons. Finally, several studies show that social comparison is a key mechanism explaining the relationship between use of SNSs and SWB and that users with a tendency to engage in social comparison are especially likely to be negatively impacted by SNSs. The dynamic, cyclical processes that result from this pattern of findings are discussed.

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Authors: Verduyn, P., Gugushvili, N., Massar, K., Täht, K., & Kross, E.
Affiliations: Maastricht University (NL)
University of Tartu (EE)
University of Michigan (US)
Corresponding author: Verduyn, Philippe
ORCID: Verduyn, Philippe
Gugushvili, Nino
Massar, Karlijn
Täht, Karin
Kross, Ethan
Venue: Current Opinion in Psychology
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2020-12
Volume: 36
Pages: 32-37
ISSN: 2352-250X (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2020.04.002
OpenAlex: W3022958855
Cited by: 500
References: 63
Citations by year: 2026: 96 · 2025: 107 · 2024: 115 · 2023: 82 · 2022: 56 · 2021: 37 · 2020: 5
FWCI: 7.91
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: hybrid
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Licence: cc-by
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Locations: Current Opinion in Psychology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
Keywords: social comparison, social networking sites, subjective well-being, upward social comparison, passive social media use
MeSH terms: Social Comparison, Humans, Social Networking

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