Rebecca Collins
Rebecca Collins appears on this site as author of the 1996 Psychological Bulletin paper on the impact of upward social comparison on self-evaluations.
Who they are
The work of Rebecca Collins reaches this site through the paper listed below. On this site the name is tied to Upward Social Comparison, Social Comparison.
Key papers
Collins, R. L. (1996). For better or worse: The impact of upward social comparison on self-evaluations. Psychological Bulletin, 119(1), 51-69. What it reports: Argues that upward comparison, often seen as deflating, can provide useful information, which may help explain why people choose it.
Key ideas
Upward Social Comparison: The case of Social Comparison in which the person being compared against is judged to be better off, further along or more capable.
Social Comparison: Leon Festinger's account of how people work out where they stand.
Sources
- Collins, R. L. (1996). For better or worse: The impact of upward social comparison on self-evaluations. Psychological Bulletin, 119(1), 51-69.