The effect of social comparison information on the life satisfaction of frail older persons

被引：58

作者：

Frieswijk, N

Buunk, BP

Steverink, N

Slaets, JPJ

机构：

[1] Univ Groningen, Dept Social & Org Psychol, NL-9712 TS Groningen, Netherlands

[2] Univ Groningen, Dept Internal Med & Geriatr, NL-9712 TS Groningen, Netherlands

来源：

PSYCHOLOGY AND AGING | 2004年 / 19卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.1037/0882-7974.19.1.183

中图分类号：

R4 [临床医学]; R592 [老年病学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100203 ; 100602 ;

摘要：

In this study, the authors examined the effects of social comparison on the life satisfaction of 455 community-dwelling older persons. These older persons were confronted with a fictitious interview with either an upward or a downward target. After downward comparison, older persons felt more satisfied with their lives than after upward comparison, especially those who had higher levels of frailty. These effects were only found with lower levels of identification. Apparently, downward comparison only serves its self-enhancing function on life satisfaction among frail older persons when they perceive the comparison target as different from themselves.

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页码：183 / 190

页数：8

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