Motivational effects in the social comparison of opinions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6202840 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Arie W Kruglanski (0000-0002-4777-9299, Tel Aviv University), Ofra Maysele (0000-0001-5012-6400), Ofra Mayseless |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 834-842 |
| Publication date | 1987-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037//0022-3514.53.5.834 |
| PMID | 3681653 |
| OpenAlex | W2152583299 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 41 |
| References cited | 4 |
Four experiments were executed to test the effects of different epistemic motivations on subjects' tendency to compare with agreeing or disagreeing others. We found that under high (vs. low) fear of invalidity, subjects tend more to compare with disagreeing (vs. agreeing) others. By contrast, under high (vs. low) need for self-confirmation or a high (vs. low) need for cognitive structure, subjects tended more to compare with agreeing others. These results are discussed in reference to social comparison formulations (Festinger, 1954; Goethals & Darley, 1977) and the theory of lay epistemology (Kruglanski & Ajzen, 1983; Kruglanski & Freund, 1983).
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| Unique citing works | 24 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,05 |
| Citation span | 1987 - 2025 (39) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 34 |