up:: [[Social Comparison MOC]] Tags:: #🌱 # Generally, upward comparisons enhance negative self affect and lower self-evaluation Generally upward social comparisons, comparisons with those higher in some comparative metric, lower self affect (enhance negative emotions) and lead to lower self-evaluation (people assess themselves more negatively in comparison to others). [^1] However, behaviorally they can be a good thing because [[Upward social comparisons generally lead to improved performance over time]]. Related: ___ # Resources [^1]: Collins, R. L. (1996). For better or worse: The impact of upward social comparison on self-evaluations. _Psychological Bulletin, 119_(1), 51–69. [https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.119.1.51](https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/0033-2909.119.1.51)