Social comparison orientation: a new perspective on those who do and those who don’t compare with others.

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Who compares and despairs? The effect of social comparison orientation on social media use and its outcomes. (2015, background): “Individuals high in SCO have a chronic sensitivity to and awareness of others, and experience more uncertainty and instability regarding their self-concepts (Buunk & Gibbons, 2006; Gibbons & Buunk, 1999).”
How do people compare themselves with others on social network sites?: The case of Facebook (2014, background): “For example, we found that a negative relationship between self-esteem and SCF on Facebook, which is similar to the findings of Buunk and Gibbons (2006).”
Instagram Use, Loneliness, and Social Comparison Orientation: Interact and Browse on Social Media, But Don't Compare (2016, unknown): “Third, they tend to have negative affectivity and uncertainty of the self and thus often have low self-esteem and high neuroticism.(18) SCO is particularly important in the social media context because SNSs provide rich opportunities for social comparison, which can influence one’s psychological wel”
Individual differences in intrasexual competition (2009, background): “As social comparison orientation is distinct from competitiveness (BUUNK and GIBBONS 2006), intrasexual competition should not correlate too highly with this variable; nevertheless, it should at least show some correlation because both variables refer to comparisons with others.”