Comparison Direction and Comparison Dimension among Disabled Individuals: Toward a Refined Conceptualization of Social Comparison under Stress.

Buunk, Bram P.

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Publication Date: 1995

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Comparison Direction and Comparison Dimension among Disabled Individuals: Toward a Refined Conceptualization of Social Comparison under Stress.

Buunk, Bram P.

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, v21 n4 p316-30 Apr 1995

Illuminates the nature and direction of social comparison research using a sample of 168 Dutch individuals. Some of the findings revealed uncertainty and frustration related to a need for social comparison, a desire more for information than affiliation about similar others, and the influence of health problems in evaluating one's situation. (RJM)

Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cohort Analysis, Disabilities, Diseases, Group Behavior, Group Experience, Identification (Psychology), Physical Disabilities, Social Characteristics, Social Networks, Social Theories, Stress Variables

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands

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