Van der Zee K, Oldersma F, Buunk B P, Bos D
Department of Psychology, University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
J Pers Soc Psychol. 1998 Sep;75(3):801-10. doi: 10.1037//0022-3514.75.3.801.
Effects of neuroticism and social comparison orientation on social comparison among cancer patients were examined. A computer program that enabled patients to access information about fellow patients' disease-related experiences was developed. Patients selected more interviews concerning more as compared to less fortunate others, spent more time reading, and showed more favorable reactions to such information. Individuals with a strong comparison orientation in particular tended to engage in and to respond to social comparison. Neuroticism was associated with higher interest in social comparison and with less favorable reactions, regardless of its direction. High-neurotic individuals reacted more positively to upward than to downward comparisons, whereas the reactions of low-neurotic individuals were unaffected by comparison direction. The latter effect was replicated using a general affect measure, but solely among individuals with a strong comparison orientation.
研究了神经质和社会比较取向对癌症患者社会比较的影响。开发了一个计算机程序，使患者能够获取有关其他患者疾病相关经历的信息。与不太幸运的其他人相比，患者选择了更多关于更幸运者的访谈，花了更多时间阅读，并且对这些信息表现出更积极的反应。特别是具有强烈比较取向的个体倾向于参与社会比较并对其做出反应。无论其方向如何，神经质都与对社会比较的更高兴趣和不太积极的反应相关。高神经质个体对向上比较的反应比对向下比较的反应更积极，而低神经质个体的反应不受比较方向的影响。使用一般情感测量方法重复了后一种效应，但仅在具有强烈比较取向的个体中出现。
