Social Comparison : Contemporary Theory and Research (Paperback)

Contributors.  Introduction.  Part I: General Models of Social Comparison  1. A Brief History of Social Comparison Theory Ladd Wheeler  2. Serving Self-Relevant Goals Through Social Comparison Joanne V. Wood and Kathryn L. Taylor  3. Similarity and Self-Esteem in Downward Comparison Thomas Ashby Wills  4. Changing Patterns of Comparative Behavior as Skills Are Acquired: A Functional Model of Self-Evaluation Diane N. Ruble and Karin S. Frey  5. Emotion in Social Comparison and Reflection Processes Abraham Tesser  Part II: Social Cognition and Social Comparison  6. The Uniqueness Bias: Studies of Constructive Social Comparison George R. Goethals, David M. Messick and Scott T. Allison  7. Social Projection and Attitudinal Certainty Norman Miller, Sharon Gross and Rolf Holtz  8. Self-Esteem and Intergroup Comparisons: Toward a Theory of Collective Self-Esteem Riia Luhtanen and Jennifer Crocker  Part III: Specific Models of Comparison  9. Responses to Upward and Downward Social Comparisons: The Impact of Esteem-Relevance and Perceived Control Brenda Major, Maria Testa and Wayne H. Bylsma  10. Social Comparison Processes in Envy and Jealousy Peter Salovey  11. When Social Comparison Goes Awry: The Case of Pluralistic Ignorance Dale T. Miller and Cathy McFarland  Part IV: Applied Models of Social Comparison  12. Downward Comparison and Coping with Threat Frederick X. Gibbons and Meg Gerrard  13. Comparisons, Justice, and the Internment of Japanese-Americans Donna Nagata and Faye Crosby  14. Social Comparison and Coping with Major Medical Problems Glenn Affleck and Howard Tennen  Part V  15. Commentary: Neo-Social Comparison Theory and Beyond Thomas Ashby Wills and Jerry Suls.  Author Index.  Subject Index.