How social neuroscience can inform theories of social comparison
Abstract
Social comparison pervades our interactions with others, informing us of our standing and motivating
improvement, but producing negative emotional and behavioral consequences that can harm relation-
ships and lead to poor health outcomes. Social neuroscience research has begun to illuminate some
mechanisms by which status divides lead to interpersonal consequences. This review integrate score
findings on the neuroscience of social comparison processes, showing the effects of comparing the self
to relevant others on dimensions of competence and warmth. The literature converges to suggest that
relative status divides initiate social comparison processes, that upward and downward comparisons
initiate pain-and pleasure-related neural responses, and that these responses can predict people's kindly or aggressive intentions toward one another. Across different types of comparisons, brain regions involved in mentalizing are also sometimes involved. Along with future work, the research reviewed here may inform efforts to mitigate negative outcomes of constant social comparisons.
Contents
1.Why study social comparison?
2. Sizing up: comparing on competence
3.Inferring intentions: comparing on interpersonal warmth
4. Conclusion
5.References
مقاله جدید لاتین با موضوع نوروساینس (2014)
