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This website is an entry in the Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research. The entry defines and describes Social Comparison Theory (SCT), a theory that explains how people evaluate themselves by comparing their opinions, values, achievements, and abilities to those of others. The entry cites the work of Leon Festinger who first popularized the theory in 1954, and provides further references for further research.
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This website is an entry in the Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research. The entry defines and describes Social Comparison Theory (SCT), a theory that explains how people evaluate themselves by comparing their opinions, values, achievements, and abilities to those of others. The entry cites the work of Leon Festinger who first popularized the theory in 1954, and provides further references for further research.
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