Compared with Him or Her, I Am Not Good Enough: How to Alleviate Depression Due to Upward Social Comparison?

IF 2.2 4区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Epub Date: 2022-08-18 DOI:10.1080/00223980.2022.2101421

Zhao Weiguo, Ding Wen, Li Qingtian, Wang Xinning, Zhao Ming

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Abstract

The present study primarily aims to examine the mediating role of core self-evaluation and the moderating role of personal growth initiative (PGI) in the relationship between upward social comparison and senior high school students' depression and to explore the gender difference in this association. A total of 721 Chinese senior high school students (61.16% boys; M = 16.21 years, SD = 1.07) completed measures of upward social comparison, core self-evaluation, personal growth initiative, and depression. Results showed a significant positive correlation between upward social comparison and depression. Core self-evaluation partially mediated this association, and a gender difference in the indirect effect was revealed; that is, the effect was shown to be stronger for girls than for boys. Moreover, for boys, the mediating effect of core self-evaluation was moderated by PGI, and the effect was more potent for individuals with high PGI than for those with low PGI. However, no moderating effect of PGI on the indirect effect was found for girls. These findings suggest that prevention and interventions focusing on reducing upward social comparison and enhancing core self-evaluation may alleviate adolescents' depression symptoms and that more attention should be given to girls with low core self-evaluation and boys with high PGI.

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与他或她相比，我不够好:如何减轻因向上社会比较而产生的抑郁?

本研究旨在探讨核心自我评价在向上社会比较与高中生抑郁之间的中介作用和个人成长主动性(PGI)的调节作用，并探讨这种关联的性别差异。共有721名中国高中生(男生61.16%;M = 16.21岁，SD = 1.07)完成了向上社会比较、核心自我评价、个人成长主动性和抑郁的测量。结果显示，向上社会比较与抑郁呈显著正相关。核心自我评价有部分中介作用，在间接效应上存在性别差异;也就是说，这种影响对女孩比对男孩更强。此外，对于男孩来说，核心自我评价的中介作用被PGI调节，且高PGI个体的中介作用比低PGI个体的中介作用更强。然而，PGI对女孩的间接效应没有调节作用。这些研究结果提示，减少向上社会比较和提高核心自我评价的预防和干预措施可能会减轻青少年的抑郁症状，并应更多地关注低核心自我评价的女孩和高PGI的男孩。

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Journal of Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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4.30

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3.70%

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