Antecedents and Consequences of the Frequency of Upward and Downward Social Comparisons at Work

• Main Authors: Brown, D. J., FERRIS, Donald L., Heller, D., Keeping, L. M.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2007
• Subjects: Upward and downward social comparison; Core self-evaluations; Job attitudes; Job search; Business
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/1028; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2006.10.003
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The current paper examines the dispositional and situational antecedents, as well as the attitudinal and behavioral consequences, of the frequency of upward and downward social comparisons. We predicted social comparison frequency would be influenced by uncertainty-related antecedents, and that soci...