The theory was developed in 1954 by psychologist Leon Festinger. Later research has shown that people who regularly compare themselves to others may find motivation to improve, but may also ...

Stylist’s new research has found that comparing ourselves to others – from careers to holidays – is seriously denting our self-esteem. I don’t like spinning. I really don’t like going to ...

Spoiler: It’s not. There are good reasons people are wary of comparison making, well illuminated by social media. Some of my initial research on social media sites in the early 2010s showed that ...

Collaborative Research Centre (CRC ... found that their numbering system also made it possible to analyze and compare the ...