Abstract
The conditions that cause subjects to make comparisons and the comparison patterns that influence the results of comparisons were investigated. People make social or temporal-past or temporal-future comparisons when facing a condition of decision. The impact of selfesteem on the choices of comparison patterns was also investigated. Unlike past research, three comparison patterns were investigated and three comparative models that lead to selfperception and affects are proposed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 761-776 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Social Behavior and Personality |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2007 |
Keywords
- Comparative model
- Comparative patterns
- Self-esteem
- Social comparison
- Temporal-self comparisons