social comparison

Social comparison on social networking sites
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.
Philippe Verduyn, Nino Gugushvili, Karlijn Massar, Karin Täht, Ethan Kross
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Social comparison on social networking sites