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Targeting cancer patients’ quality of life through social comparison: A randomised trial

Thecla M. BrakelFaculty of Behavioral and Social Science, Department of Social Psychology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Arie DijkstraFaculty of Behavioral and Social Science, Department of Social Psychology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Abraham P. BuunkFaculty of Behavioral and Social Science, Department of Social Psychology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
Pages 950-966 | Received 01 Mar 2013, Accepted 03 Mar 2014, Published online: 03 Apr 2014

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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.
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Kendall L. Umstead, Sarah S. Kalia, Anne C. Madeo, Lori H. Erby, Thomas O. Blank, Kala Visvanathan & Debra L. Roter. (2018) Social comparisons and quality of life following a prostate cancer diagnosis. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology 36:3, pages 350-363.
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Danielle Arigo, Joshua M. Smyth & Jerry M. Suls. (2015) Perceptions of similarity and response to selected comparison targets in type 2 diabetes . Psychology & Health 30:10, pages 1206-1220.
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M. Carmen Terol Cantero, Miguel Bernabé, Maite Martín-Aragón, Carolina Vázquez & Abraham P. Buunk. (2021) Social Comparison and Stress Appraisal in Women with Chronic Illness. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18:10, pages 5483.
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Laura C. Bouchard, Hannah M. Fisher, Charles S. Carver, Youngmee Kim & Michael H. Antoni. (2018) Social comparisons predict health‐related quality of life and depressive symptoms across the first year of breast cancer treatment. Psycho-Oncology 28:2, pages 386-393.
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Michiyo Mizuno, Jun Kataoka & Fumiko Oishi. (2018) Longitudinal Study on Quality of Life and Psychosocial Conditions in Light of Responses to Illness-Related Information in Postoperative Cancer Patients. Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing 5:2, pages 208-216.
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Charlene Treanor & Michael Donnelly. (2015) Late effects of cancer and cancer treatment—the perspective of the patient. Supportive Care in Cancer 24:1, pages 337-346.
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