Home alone
Why people believe others’ social lives are richer than their own
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6206076 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sebastian Deri (0000-0003-1364-1096, Cornell University), Shai Davidai (0000-0002-2603-2217, New School), Thomas Gilovich (0000-0002-4452-3626, Cornell University) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 113 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 858-877 |
| Publication date | 2017-12-01 |
| 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/pspa0000105 |
| PMID | 29189037 |
| OpenAlex | W2773404149 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
| References cited | 53 |
activities (e.g., the number of parties one attends or proximity to the "inner circle" of one's social sphere). We argue that this pessimistic bias stems from the fact that trendsetters and socialites come most easily to mind as a standard of comparison and show that reducing the availability of extremely social people eliminates this bias. We conclude by discussing implications for research on social comparison and self-enhancement. (PsycINFO Database Record
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| Citations per year | 2,86 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 20 |