Browsing Psychology by Subject "eating pathology"
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From Competition to Caregiving: Alleviating the Negative Effects of Appearance-Focused Social Comparisons
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-31)Social comparison theory (Festinger, 1954) suggests that individuals compare themselves to others in order to determine their standing in various life domains (e.g., wealth, intelligence, popularity). These social comparisons ...