Age differences in social comparison tendency and personal relative deprivation

Mitchell J. Callan; Hyunji Kim; William J. Matthews

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Age differences in social comparison tendency and personal relative deprivation

Mitchell J. Callan, Hyunji Kim, William J. Matthews

Department of Psychology

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Abstract

We examined age-related differences in social comparison orientation and personal relative deprivation (PRD). In Study 1, participants (N= 1290) reported their tendencies to engage in social comparisons and PRD. Older adults reported lower levels of social comparison tendency and PRD, and social comparison tendency mediated the relation between age and PRD. The findings reported in Study 1 were replicated in Study 2 using a sample of participants between the ages of 18 to 30 (n= 180) and 60 + years old (n= 176). Our findings provide evidence that older adults report lower levels of social comparison tendency that, in turn, relate to lower levels of PRD.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	196-199
Number of pages	4
Journal	Personality and Individual Differences
Volume	87
Early online date	25 Aug 2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2015.08.003
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2015

Keywords

Aging
Personal relative deprivation
Social comparison
Social comparison orientation

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General Psychology

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