Social Comparison as a Factor of Subjective Well-Being

Occupation: Chief researcher, Head of the laboratory of cognitive processes and mathematical psychology
Affiliation: Institute of Psychology, Russian Academy of Sciences
Address: Russian Federation, Moscow

Journal name

Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya

Edition

Issue 11

Pages

74-85

Abstract

The ideas of subjective well-being in sociology and psychology are discussed, and its comparison with such close concepts as subjective quality of life and psychological well-being is carried out. It is shown that of particular interest is the study of this relationship in the context of social comparison in social networks, which provide their users with a variety of opportunities to exchange information about each other. At the same time, the analysis of studies of the influence of “upward” and “downward” online comparison on the level of subjective and psychological well-being, as well as intermediate variables mediating this influence, is of particular importance.

Keywords

subjective well-being, psychological well-being, subjective quality of life, social comparison

Received

14.12.2022

Publication date

20.12.2022

Number of characters

26091

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GOST	Savchenko T., Samoylenko E. Social Comparison as a Factor of Subjective Well-Being // Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya – 2022. – Issue 11 C. 74-85 [Electronic resource]. URL: http://ras.jes.su/socis/s013216250023036-2-1-en (circulation date: 25.01.2025). DOI: 10.31857/S013216250023036-2
MLA	Savchenko, Tatiana N, Samoylenko, E. "Social Comparison as a Factor of Subjective Well-Being." Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya 11 (2022):74-85. DOI: 10.31857/S013216250023036-2
APA	Savchenko T., Samoylenko E. (2022). Social Comparison as a Factor of Subjective Well-Being. Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya (11), pp.74-85 DOI: 10.31857/S013216250023036-2

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