Researchers have shown body image to be an important part of a person's self-concept and
have linked body dissatisfaction to various psychopathologies, most frequently eating …

People are often influenced by information about other people's behavior, that is, social
information. Social information is frequently used by practitioners hoping to increase …

Purpose Influencer marketing is a newer interactive marketing model that has attracted the
attention of scholars and marketers. The study aimed to examine the mediation role of …

Social comparisons-comparisons between the self and others-are a fundamental
psychological mechanism influencing people's judgments, experiences, and behavior …

Social comparison consists of comparing oneself with others in order to evaluate or to
enhance some aspects of the self. Evaluation of ability is concerned with the question “Can I …

We design a field experiment to explore the use of social comparison to increase
contributions to an online community. We find that, after receiving behavioral information …

An insightful examination of why we compare ourselves to those above and below us. The
United States was founded on the principle of equal opportunity for all, and this ethos …

We explain why CEO s favor new directors who are similar in narcissistic tendency or have
prior experience with other similarly narcissistic CEO s. Because powerful CEO s are more …

Social networking site users are constantly exposed to the glamorized lifestyles and over-
positive profiles of other people. A great deal of investigation has shown that the use of …

With increasing global pressures on agriculture as well as increasing environmental
concerns, and confusing or even misleading information about food, consumers still need to …