Social comparison: The end of a theory and the emergence of a field

By Abraham P. Buunk, F. Gibbons. 2007

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Leader–member exchange (LMX) differentiation and work outcomes: conceptual clarification and critical review (2018, background): “The motivation to engage in social comparisons is ubiquitous and leads to either deliberative or unconscious comparisons with similar others on important aspects in one's life, including relationships (Buunk & Gibbons, 2007; Festinger, 1954; Lord & Maher, 1993).”
Making sense of the meaning literature: an integrative review of meaning making and its effects on adjustment to stressful life events. (2010, background): “…discrepancies between situational and global meaning can occur through making downward comparisons with less fortunate others or even manufacturing hypothetical worse scenarios so that one feels relatively advantaged (Buunk & Gibbons, 2007; Taylor, Wood, & Lichtman, 1983; White & Lehman, 2005).”
Social comparison processes in an organizational context: New directions (2007, background): “(cf., Gibbons & Buunk, 1999; Buunk & Gibbons, 2007 ).”
When Does (Mis)Fit in Customer Orientation Matter for Frontline Employees’ Job Satisfaction and Performance? (2016, background): “…when employees realize that supervisors do not form uniform relationships with employees, they interpret this treatment as biased and use it as a lens through which to draw conclusions about the workplace, including relationships with coworkers (Buunk and Gibbons 2007; Erdogan and Bauer 2010).”
Social Comparison as the Thief of Joy: Emotional Consequences of Viewing Strangers’ Instagram Posts (2018, background): “These individuals are labeled as having high levels of social comparison orientation (Buunk & Gibbons, 2007).”
It hurts both ways: How social comparisons harm affective and cognitive trust (2012, background): “Buunk and Gibbons (2007) declare this area of study ‘‘a central issue that nevertheless has received relatively little attention’’ (p. 16).”
Explaining Females’ Envy Toward Social Media Influencers (2018, background): “Studies have shown that public self-consciousness is a strong predictor of an individual’s tendency toward social comparison (Buunk & Gibbons, 2007).”
Social comparison processes in organizations (2007, background): “As chronicled by the insightful contributions to the present issue of this journal by Moore (2007) and by Buunk and Gibbons (2007), research has shed considerable light on the general processes by which people compare themselves to others in the course of everyday social interaction (Wheeler &…”
Tournaments Without Prizes: Evidence from Personnel Records (2011, neutral): “All errors remain our own.”
Who compares and despairs? The effect of social comparison orientation on social media use and its outcomes. (2015, neutral): “…comparative information can be useful for a multitude of purposes, including selfevaluation (Festinger, 1954), self-enhancement (Gruder, 1971; Wills, 1981), and self-improvement (Lockwood & Kunda, 1997; for reviews see Buunk & Gibbons, 2007; Corcoran, Crusius, & Mussweiler, 2011; Wood, 1989).”