1,536
Views
18
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Compared to What? The Importance of Control Groups in Social Comparison Research

Keep up to date with the latest research on this topic with citation updates for this article.

Read on this site (3)

Erin A. Vogel, Jason P. Rose, Olivia G. Aspiras, Keith A. Edmonds & Elizabeth F. Gallinari. (2020) Comparing comparisons: Assimilation and contrast processes and outcomes following social and temporal comparison. Self and Identity 19:6, pages 629-649.
Read now
Michelle Beckett, Brittany Keen, Douglas J. Angus, Dylan Pickering & Alex Blaszczynski. (2020) Responsible gambling staff training in land-based venues: a systematic review. International Gambling Studies 20:2, pages 331-367.
Read now
Kathryn Bruchmann & Meghan C Evans. (2019) Comparing to ingroup and outgroup members: Do we assimilate, contrast, or neither?. The Journal of Social Psychology 159:3, pages 313-327.
Read now

Articles from other publishers (15)

Emil Danehorn, Ulla Peterson, Marie Oscarsson, Goldina Smirthwaite & Katarina Swahnberg. (2023) Mental health, self-rated health, risky sexual behaviour, alcohol use, and drug use among students who intend to spend a semester abroad – a cross-sectional study. Frontiers in Public Health 11.
Crossref
Emil Danehorn, Marie Oscarsson, Goldina Smirthwaite, Ulla Peterson & Katarina Swahnberg. (2023) Swedish exchange students’ alcohol use, drug use, risky sexual behaviour, mental health, and self-rated health: A follow-up study. Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs 40:3, pages 287-300.
Crossref
Noelle K. Herzog, Harika Vasireddy, Dylan A. Drenner & Jason P. Rose. (2022) The effects of social-media based social comparison information and similarity mindsets on COVID-19 vaccination uptake cognitions. Journal of Behavioral Medicine 46:1-2, pages 276-289.
Crossref
Yang Cao, Shao-Ying Gong, Yan-Qing Wang, Quan Zheng & Zhen Wang. (2023) How to provide competitors in educational gamification: The roles of competitor level and autonomous choice. Computers in Human Behavior 138, pages 107477.
Crossref
Natacha Boissicat, Marie‐Pierre Fayant, Cécile Nurra & Dominique Muller. (2021) Social comparison in the classroom: Priming approach/avoidance changes the impact of social comparison on self‐evaluation and performance. British Journal of Educational Psychology 92:2, pages 594-609.
Crossref
Kathryn Bruchmann, Sarah M. Chue, Keelin Dillon, Jaime K. Lucas, Kayla Neumann & Charlotte Parque. (2021) Social Comparison Information Influences Intentions to Reduce Single-Use Plastic Water Bottle Consumption. Frontiers in Psychology 12.
Crossref
José Afonso, João Gustavo Claudino, Hélder Fonseca, Daniel Moreira-Gonçalves, Victor Ferreira, José Marques Almeida, Filipe Manuel Clemente & Rodrigo Ramirez-Campillo. (2021) Stretching for Recovery from Groin Pain or Injury in Athletes: A Critical and Systematic Review. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology 6:3, pages 73.
Crossref
Brock DeGagne & Michael A. Busseri. (2021) The impact of better‐ Versus worse‐than‐average comparisons on beliefs about how life satisfaction is unfolding over time, affect, and motivation. European Journal of Social Psychology 51:3, pages 610-626.
Crossref
Sarah Richard & Sophie Hennekam. (2021) Constructing a positive identity as a disabled worker through social comparison: The role of stigma and disability characteristics. Journal of Vocational Behavior 125, pages 103528.
Crossref
Inkyung Park, Paul D. Windschitl, Andrew R. Smith, Shanon Rule, Aaron M. Scherer & Jillian O. Stuart. (2021) Context dependency in risky decision making: Is there a description-experience gap?. PLOS ONE 16:2, pages e0245969.
Crossref
Maxime Charrier, Olivier Rascle, David Le Foll & Geneviève Cabagno. (2021) Faut-il se confronter à meilleur que soi ? Effets de l’intensité de la comparaison sociale ascendante sur l’évaluation de soi et la performance motrice. Movement & Sport Sciences - Science & Motricité:112, pages 1-9.
Crossref
Shuqi Li, Jane E. Miller, Jillian O’Rourke Stuart, Sean J. Jules, Aaron M. Scherer, Andrew R. Smith & Paul D. Windschitl. (2023) The effects of tool comparisons when estimating the likelihood of task success. Judgment and Decision Making 16:1, pages 165-200.
Crossref
Francisco Olivos, Pablo Olivos-Jara & Magdalena Browne. (2020) Asymmetric Social Comparison and Life Satisfaction in Social Networks. Journal of Happiness Studies 22:1, pages 363-384.
Crossref
Kaitlin Fondren, Monica Lawson, Ruth Speidel, Christina G. McDonnell & Kristin Valentino. (2020) Buffering the effects of childhood trauma within the school setting: A systematic review of trauma-informed and trauma-responsive interventions among trauma-affected youth. Children and Youth Services Review 109, pages 104691.
Crossref
Maggie L. Head & Kathryn Bruchmann. (2019) The effects of health frame and target relevance in appearance social comparisons. Journal of Applied Social Psychology 49:1, pages 27-35.
Crossref

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.