The Influence of Social and Temporal Comparison on Health-Relevant Self-Perceptions

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Main Author:	Vogel, Erin A.
Language:	English
Published:	University of Toledo / OhioLINK 2017
Subjects:	Experimental Psychology Health Psychology Social Psychology social comparison temporal comparison comparative thought health fitness self-evaluations self-perceptions
Online Access:	http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1493130303918794

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spelling	ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-toledo14931303039187942021-08-03T07:02:08Z The Influence of Social and Temporal Comparison on Health-Relevant Self-Perceptions Vogel, Erin A. Experimental Psychology Health Psychology Social Psychology social comparison temporal comparison comparative thought health fitness self-evaluations self-perceptions Comparative thought comprises a relatively large portion of daily thoughts and serves a variety of purposes. Two primary types of comparisons have been explored: social and temporal. Social comparison involves other people, whereas temporal comparison involves the self in the past or future. Both have been found to lead to either positive or negative effects, depending on the direction of the comparison (upward or downward) and the process presumed to be invoked (assimilation or contrast). Few studies, however, have examined social and temporal comparison together, and none have explicitly compared the underlying processes. The purpose of this dissertation was to examine the similarities and differences between social and temporal comparison processes and effects in a health-relevant context. In three studies, college student participants engaged in social or temporal comparison in the context of fitness, then evaluated their own fitness. Although there were some inconsistencies and small effects, overall the results suggested that downward social and upward temporal comparison result in more positive self-evaluations than upward social or downward temporal comparison. However, evidence for the underlying processes was not found. Results are discussed in terms of implications for social comparison theory, temporal comparison theory, and low-cost health behavior interventions. 2017-10-18 English text University of Toledo / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1493130303918794 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1493130303918794 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: some rights reserved. It is licensed for use under a Creative Commons license. Specific terms and permissions are available from this document's record in the OhioLINK ETD Center.
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