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      Examining social anxiety and dual aspects of social comparison orientation: the moderating role of self-evaluation of social skills

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          Abstract

          Introduction

          Social comparison orientation comprises ability comparison, which entails superior and inferior ratings; and opinion comparison, which does not include such ratings. Previous research on negative emotions and the social rank theory of social anxiety indicates that social anxiety is positively associated with ability comparison. This is particularly true of individuals with a stronger sense of inferiority (e.g., lower self-evaluation of their social skills). Nevertheless, the relationship between the two aspects of social comparison orientation and social anxiety remains unclear.

          Methods

          Two hundred thirty-eight individuals ( M age = 40.53 ± 9.78 years, 50.4% men) participated in an online cross-sectional survey questionnaire.

          Results

          Social anxiety was positively correlated with ability comparison but not opinion comparison. The relationship between social anxiety in situations observed by others and ability comparison was stronger for individuals with lower (vs. higher) self-rated social skills.

          Discussion

          This study showed that the two types of social comparison are differentially related to social anxiety. The findings support the social rank theory of social anxiety, which states that social comparisons involving superior and inferior ratings lead to social anxiety owing to the perception of one’s inferiority. Making such social comparisons can result in heightened social anxiety, particularly for individuals with low self-evaluations of social skills. The results indicate the importance of these social comparisons in the emergence and persistence of social anxiety. Furthermore, the potential of interventions based on mindfulness, compassion, social media, and video feedback in mitigating the negative effects of such social comparisons is discussed.

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                Hirohito Okano: URI : http://loop.frontiersin.org/people/2210789/overviewRole: Role: Role: Role: Role: Role: Role: Role: Role: Role:
                Michio Nomura: Role: Role: Role:
                Journal
                Journal ID (nlm-ta): Front Psychol
                Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Front Psychol
                Journal ID (publisher-id): Front. Psychol.
                Title: Frontiers in Psychology
                Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
                ISSN (Electronic): 1664-1078
                Publication date (Electronic): 08 December 2023
                Publication date Collection: 2023
                Volume: 14
                Electronic Location Identifier: 1270143
                Affiliations
                Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University , Yoshida-Honmachi, Japan
                Author notes

                Edited by: Anastassia Zabrodskaja, Tallinn University, Estonia

                Reviewed by: Xinqiao Liu, Tianjin University, China; Xiaojie Cao, Peking University, China

                *Correspondence: Michio Nomura, nomura.michio.8u@ 123456kyoto-u.ac.jp
                Article
                DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1270143
                PMC ID: 10748495
                PubMed ID: 38144985
                SO-VID: 34aa8313-fb6a-4e32-807f-8a049305a239
                Copyright © Copyright © 2023 Okano and Nomura.
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                This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

                History
                Date received : 31 July 2023
                Date accepted : 20 November 2023
                Page count
                Figures: 1, Tables: 3, Equations: 0, References: 40, Pages: 8, Words: 5905
                Funding
                Funded by: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, doi 10.13039/501100001691;
                Award ID: 20K20863
                The author(s) declare financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of the article. This work was supported by a Grant-in-aid for Scientific Research and JSPS KAKENHI (Grant 22H01103) from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
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                Subject: Psychology
                Subject: Brief Research Report
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                section-at-acceptance Personality and Social Psychology

                ScienceOpen disciplines: Clinical Psychology & Psychiatry
                Keywords: self-evaluation of social skills,social anxiety,social comparison,social comparison orientation,social rank theory of social anxiety,social skills
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                ScienceOpen disciplines: Clinical Psychology & Psychiatry
                Keywords: self-evaluation of social skills, social anxiety, social comparison, social comparison orientation, social rank theory of social anxiety, social skills

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