Thinking About the Joneses?: Decreasing Rumination About Social Comparison Increases Well-Being

IF 1.3 4区 心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
Silvana Weber, York Hagmayer
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Abstract

Social comparison and rumination are associated with lower levels of subjective well-being. We expected that an intervention to change the appraisal of social comparison situations would improve well-being among young adults (n = 74). A 9-week online training program was designed, combining elements of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and positive psychology. A pre-post assessment of subjective well-being, affect, social comparison orientation, rumination, and an appraisal of personal negatively perceived social situations served as dependent variables. Results indicate that the training led to an increase in subjective well-being and positive affect, and a decrease in negative affect and rumination. Initially unhappier individuals benefited slightly more from the training. The negative affective response toward personal social situations decreased, while positive affect increased. The overall level of social comparison orientation remained stable. Change in rumination was the strongest predictor of increased well-being, indicating that not social comparison per se, but ruminating about social comparison affects well-being.
想着攀比?减少对社会比较的沉思会增加幸福感
社会比较和反刍与较低的主观幸福感水平有关。我们期望通过干预改变对社会比较情境的评价可以改善年轻人的幸福感(n = 74)。设计了一个为期9周的在线培训项目,结合了认知行为疗法(CBT)和积极心理学的元素。因变量为主观幸福感、情感、社会比较取向、反思和个人消极感知社会情境的评价。结果表明,训练导致主观幸福感和积极情绪的增加,消极情绪和反刍的减少。最初不快乐的人从训练中获益稍微多一些。对个人社交情境的消极情感反应减少,而积极情感反应增加。社会比较取向总体水平保持稳定。反思的变化是幸福感增加的最强预测因子,这表明不是社会比较本身,而是对社会比较的反思会影响幸福感。
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期刊介绍: Die "Zeitschrift für Gesundheitspsychologie" wurde gegründet, um dem raschen Anwachsen gesundheitspsychologischer Forschung sowie deren Relevanz für verschiedene Anwendungsfelder gerecht zu werden. Gesundheitspsychologie versteht sich als wissenschaftlicher Beitrag der Psychologie zur Förderung und Erhaltung von Gesundheit, zur Verhütung und Behandlung von Krankheiten, zur Bestimmung von Risikoverhaltensweisen, zur Diagnose und Ursachenbestimmung von gesundheitlichen Störungen sowie zur Verbessung des Systems gesundheitlicher Vorsorge.
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