ArticleFrontiers in psychology2025
Wealth comparison across social distances: implications for well-being.
Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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Introduction: In today's digitally connected and economically unequal world, upward wealth comparisons are pervasive. This study examined how wealth comparisons across different social distances (family, friends, and internet) distinctly affect well-being. Methods: We employed a scenario-based questionnaire design to assess the effects of wealth comparisons. Data were analyzed using regression models, with stress tested as a mediator through mediation analysis and heterogeneous effects explored across subgroups based on help-seeking behaviors. Results: Comparisons with all three groups are associated with negative influence on well-being, with comparisons to friends exhibiting the strongest effect. Stress mediates these impacts, while help-seeking behaviors show divergent pathways. Additionally, life satisfaction and income buffer sensitivity to disparities. Discussion: The findings underscore that the risk of upward wealth comparisons is contingent on social distance. This research integrates offline and online dynamics into a cohesive theoretical framework, advancing social comparison theory and providing actionable insights for interventions designed to protect well-being in the face of pervasive social comparison.
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