Social comparison orientation and mental health
The mediating role of psychological capital
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13918310 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Guoliang Yang (0000-0003-0408-1453, Guangzhou Maritime College, corresponding author), Guo-liang Yang (0000-0001-9781-4446), Zhihua Wang (0000-0002-0967-287X, Macau University of Science and Technology), Weijiong Wu (Guangdong University of Technology) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-11 |
| Publication date | 2020-11-25 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0301-2212 • E-ISSN: 1179-6391 |
| Publisher | Scientific Journal Publishers Limited (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2224/sbp.9767 |
| OpenAlex | W3106936004 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Little is known about the relationship between social comparison orientation and mental health, especially in the psychological capital context. We proposed a theoretical model to examine the impact of ability- and opinion-based social comparison orientation on mental health using data from 304 undergraduates. We also examined the mediating effect of the four psychological capital components of hope, self-efficacy, resilience, and optimism in the relationship between social comparison orientation and mental health. Results show that an ability (vs. opinion) social comparison orientation was negatively (vs. positively) related to the psychological capital components. Further, the resilience and optimism components of psychological capital fully mediated the social comparison orientation–mental health relationship. Our findings indicate that psychological capital should be considered in the promotion of mental health, and that the two social comparison orientation types have opposite effects on psychological capital
Context (archaeology · Mental health · Optimism · Orientation (vector space · Political science · Promotion (chess · Psychiatry · Psychological resilience · Social capital · Sociology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |